KENWAYS
IN THAILAND
EMPOWERING CHURCH PLANTING IN THAILAND & SOUTH EAST ASIA
who we are
ENOCH & SUMMER
Along with our three children, Levi, Asher, and Faith, we have served NewLife Church in Australia and Thailand for over 14 years. During this time, with great diligence and faithful labor, we’ve seen God’s hand largely at work through the pioneering of churches and the making of disciples. With a clear call from God and the support of ACCI, we are so excited to be here in Chiang Mai, Thailand as field workers to further pursue our mission!
With pioneering spirits and a strong heartbeat for missions, we are dedicated and determined to see the next generation rise up in the nation of Thailand and beyond. We believe that the local church plays a vital role in the nations being transformed which will see generations affected by the good news of Jesus Christ. Through our pastoral experiences, we’ve seen how the effects of intentional discipleship and the raising of leaders can influence families and make a difference in the wider community. As our understanding of cross-cultural dynamics has grown, we’ve gained a much greater appreciation for the importance of a missional outlook in leadership. In a new wave of church planting, our desire is to empower local churches, pastors, and leaders, while partnering with different denominations and movements throughout Thailand and South-East Asia.
levi (15)
Levi is a quiet achiever with a caring heart. He loves to be organised and help in anything production at church or technology at home. He loves playing Minecraft with his friends on his own custom server and helps resolve problems amongst his friends.
ASHER (13)
Asher is a massive cat fan (sorry to all the dog lovers out there) and enjoys spending quality time with close friends. Asher is a very content soul who loves playing handball every day and eating Gimbap.
FAITH (12)
Faith is our people person. She loves all sports especially running. She also loves change and likes cats, neutral colors and plant's. She is close to fluent in thai. Her favourite food is anything with corn or mango.
WHY THAILAND?
OUR RESPONSE
Only 1.2% of the population identify as Christians
Partnering with this vision is working to ensure that a thriving local church exists in every community throughout Thailand. Our aim is to equip existing believers and train local pastors to identify unreached communities and share the Gospel effectively. As these communities come to faith in Christ, small groups are established that help new believers take the next steps in spiritual growth. Ensuring local churches are readily accessible to everyone—everywhere. We equip God’s people to evangelize His world by establishing healthy, multiplying, transformative churches!
THERE ARE
74 UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS IN THAILAND
There is a region in Thailand that despite a long history of sacrificial Christian missions by dedicated Christian workers, the Christian population remains under 0.1 percent of the total. Yet the church is alive and has its place in the global church.
Out of all the Southeast Asian countries, Thailand is the least reached and the easiest to come and do church planting in. There are fewer believers in Thailand than in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia. It is an open harvest field with so much to be done. Please consider coming and joining us in reaching Thai Buddhist people with the gospel of Jesus Christ and seeing God glorified in this beautiful land.
The region has thousands of migrant workers from unreached communities around the country as well as neighboring countries. What if God were to transform this into a place of discipling and sending? Our heart is to help the local churches to plant life-giving churches that will be influential and sustainable with a DNA to continue to plant churches.
There are approx. 22,000,000 people (about 1/3 of the population) who have very little opportunity to hear the Gospel!
The average size church in Thailand is 30-35 people so if we see another 1000 churches planted in the next 10 years that is only 30,000-35,000 people. We believe thriving, Spirit-filled, influential churches are needed to shape this nation.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
PARTNER WITH US IN PRAYER
Pray for the nation of Thailand. Pray for the local church. Pray for leadership and governance. Pray for outreach opportunities and divine connections. Pray for our family and our relationships. Pray for safety, favour and provision.
We are believing by faith for provision over this mission! By making a financial contribution, you’d be assisting with the cost of relocating our family (travel, accommodation, education, transport, etc.) as well as, costs associated with launching local church initiatives and church planting!
PARTNER WITH US IN PERSON
Planning a trip to Thailand or visiting any of the surrounding areas? We’d love for you to come say hi and get involved!
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OUR ENDORSEMENTS
“Enoch and Summer Kenway, have a great track record when it comes to church planting in Thailand. Initially planting a campus for an Australian church, God is now raised the vision to plant a series of standalone churches that releases even more church planters across the nation. In a nation that is just over 1% Christian and has 74 unreached people groups, the need is urgent. I personally commend them to you as a great partner in your call to disciple the nations.”
Ps John Hunt ACC (AOG) Australia, National VicE President and ACCI Missions and Relief - National Director
“Enoch and Summer have served in Thailand previously and achieved something that very few missionaries have been able to. They planted a church in Chiang Rai from scratch, build a solid congregation, and raised up cohort of exemplary young leaders. I am very excited that they are planning to return to Thailand next year and can’t wait to see what God is going to do through them in this next season.”
Ps Ross Winchester – Mandate ministries
“Enoch and Summer has shown great cross-cultural leadership abilities from their time in Thailand. Not only have they excelled in discipling locals and raising up new local leaders, but their adeptness in navigating diverse cultural situations is some of the best I’ve seen. Their unwavering commitment, adaptability, and genuine drive to uplift others makes Enoch and Summer return in 2024 very exciting!”
Ps Shan and Lindsey – Victory Church, Chiang Mai
“Enoch and Summer served with NewLife Church in Australia and Thailand over a 14 year period. During this time, they were diligent and faithful labourers in the harvest fields in seeing disciples made, churches pioneered, and the work of God strengthened. With pioneering spirits and a missions heart, Enoch & Summer have been proven in the testing of time, and I would commend anyone considering supporting the next chapter in the call and mission work they do.”
Ps Craig Tomkinson – ACC QLD Vice President and Senior Pastor NewLife Church
“Enoch and Summer are sincere and dedicated their lives to serving God in Thailand for many years. They are persons of vision and great faith who work strategically and raise many young people to be leaders. I am very glad and thank God for sending them to do mission work in Thailand, a country where there are less than 1% Christians.”
Ps Thanon Chianchititsopon – Senior pastor of Nexus Bangkok church/ President of Nexus Christian Fellowship
Enoch and Summer are a great example of people willing to do whatever it takes to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. I have known both Enoch and Summer for many years now and have seen first hand their ability to equip the next generation of leaders and champion local leadership cross culturally. They are pioneers and kingdom minded in all they do. Their desire to see churches flourishing and people fulfilling their calling is inspiring. Watch this space!
Ps Jesse Winchester – AC College, NSW Director
Thank God for the family of Master Enoch who has served God in Thailand among the youth and Thai brothers and sisters who have served faithfully with the local church and are committed to proclaiming God's gospel with all their might. I saw that the The work of Master Enoch and his family has been very fruitful. May God lead God's servants to bring abundant blessings to Thailand.
Rev. Kumpee Ronghanam - National executive board member EFT Thailand/ President of Creator Church Org