For Such A Time As This | August 2026

Dear Friends,

Esther 4:14 asks a question every believer eventually has to answer:

> “Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

This week, Nepal entered such a time.

On Wednesday morning, a wall of water tore through Rasuwa and the districts downstream, a once-in-a-century catastrophe. Hundreds are confirmed dead, and more than a thousand people are still missing. Homes, markets, roads, and bridges are simply gone. Families who had homes, work, and belongings on Tuesday have nothing today but each other.

Here's what we know from years of on-the-ground ministry: in moments like this, people are open to spiritual conversations in ways they never have been before.

Our plan of action

Relief Supplies

Commissioned International is immediately mobilizing relief supplies, water filters, food, bedding, and hygiene kits, into the hardest-hit communities, using relationships we already have in this region.

Your one-time gift provides immediate help.

• Relief Supplies: $100. Supplies for one family for a month: rice, cooking oil, cooking utensils, salt, bedding, and mosquito nets.
• Family Medical Kit: $100. A critical medical kit: fever and pain medication, IV bags, vitamins, antibiotic ointment, and bandages. Reports from the field say they are already running out of medicine.
• Clean Water, $250. Clean water for five families through SAWYER filtration systems. Every local water source is now contaminated, and it is a tangible way for families to hear of the Living Water.

Go and serve

Relief Team

Alongside immediate supplies, we are mobilizing a team to be on the front lines of this response, distributing relief supplies, ministering to people, and working alongside a Commissioned International local pastor. Here is what we know today:

• Dates: Arrive in Kathmandu by September 16. Depart Kathmandu September 23.
• Cost: Airfare plus a $2,250 team fee.

Interested? Serious inquiries only: chad.douglas@commissionedintl.org

Above all

Please Pray

Pray for the men, women, and children displaced by this catastrophe. Pray for God's favor on Christian organizations to lead the way in these relief efforts, and for the gospel to advance in a way we have never seen before.

By God's grace and sovereignty, immediate response in Nepal is something we are familiar with and prepared for. Thanks to your prayers, gifts, and partnership, we are ready to penetrate the darkness with the hope of the gospel. Thank you for your gifts, your prayers, and your support.

Till the Nations Worship,

Timmy Ruhnke, President, Commissioned International