The Khmu are reported to be the first to become Christians in Laos as early as the 1800’s and in 1960 the Khmu evangelical Christians numbered about 2,000. Now in Laos there are 110 Khmu house churches and 150 open churches, with about 40,000 Khmu Christians. In Thailand there are 5 Khmu churches. Since radio broadcasts in the Khmu language were started in 1987 by the Far Eastern Broadcasting Company [FEBC], the numbers of Christians and churches have been growing rapidly. Also, after many years of waiting, the Scriptures are now being translated into the Khmu language