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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kensiu of Thailand

The Kensiu of Thailand, numbering approximately 300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Indigenous people of mainland Southeast Asia, belonging to the Orang Asli (Aboriginal) peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. They mostly adhere to Animism and Kensiu is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Thailand
People Cluster: West Malaysia Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Kensiu (kns)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010869
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kensiu
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Kensiu Speakers

Media Resources in Kensiu:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Kensiu:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kensiu are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Kensiu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Kensiu of Thailand

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
readLuke 1:46-47

Pray that those who are lost will recognize their need for a Savior and joyfully embrace the mercy that God offers.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
readRomans 5:1

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many who are far from God will receive the good news of salvation with joy and have peace with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 8:38-39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence in their salvation, knowing that nothing can separate them from the One who conquered death and loves them as His children.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Kensiu Across Countries (ROP3 - 108820) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KensiuPG009332KensiuMalaysia300Unengaged and UnreachedKensiuAnimism
KensiuPG010869KensiuThailand300No Longer UnreachedKensiuAnimism

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