We believe in whole life and whole community transformation.
Partner with us today to become part of the community.
We believe in whole life and whole community transformation.
Partner with us today to become part of the community.
Our Beliefs
We believe that God created people to have relationships; relationships with God, with each other, with our environment, and with ourselves. We live in a broken world, but God has a desire and plan to restore these broken relationships. Read more
Our Story
The Way Foundation was founded in 2016 by Ben Kibbe as an extension of the Evangelical Friends ministry in Thailand. Ben and Charity were first sent to Thailand by Damascus Friends Church in 2012 to join an already thriving team started by Ben’s parents, David and Marilyn Kibbe, and their national partners. Read more
Our Programs
Church
The Way Church is located in the city of Chiang Rai, Thailand and has two main purposes. The first is to reach Thai and Lahu speakers in cities that don’t have a church. The second is to be both a model church and a missional church. Our church leaders have a vision for training and supporting teams who will go out into the mountain communities, make disciples, and plant churches. Pastor Solomon and the team have planted a second church in the village of Ja Saw Pa (See our video to learn more). They are currently working in two additional communities as well.
Training
Since 2011, David and his Lahu partner Charlee have been developing and teaching Bible curriculum to men and women who want to have a deeper understanding of God’s word and who want to teach others. Pastors, evangelists and disciple-makers study 4 days a month for two years in order to grow in their relationship with the Lord and be better equipped to study, teach and, most importantly, apply God’s truth to their daily lives. There are currently 35 students from 7 villages. Charlee has also started two new groups in two places, both about 4 hours from Chiang Rai.
Discipleship
We believe that the way to sustainable development is through looking at the whole life of a person and the whole community in which they live. Jesus did not separate the physical and spiritual needs of people. He also did not just address them as individuals but also as a larger community. Every person in the world feels the effects of the fall in four broken relationships: the relationship between us and God, us and our neighbours, us and our environment, and us and ourselves.
