But there was no action taken against the council and presently there are groups of extreme Buddhists who are very unhappy with the effectiveness of our gospel broadcast because it is leading many people to Christ. Far East Broadcasting's Burmese director explains that the document is no threat to the Christian community. For example, one listener asked if I had ever been a Buddhist monk. If not, he asked me to be one before I preached. Despite the opposition from Buddhist clergy, Far East Broadcasting receives hundreds of letters per month from Burmese listeners, the majority from Buddhists expressing a deep interest in Christianity.
Some Buddhist monks are among the inquiries.
The Yao people, numbering about 470,000 in north Vietnam, were first brought to Far East Broadcasting's attention in 1979. It was discovered that a Yao community, different from the red Yao, had been listening to Far East Broadcasting programs in the Vietnamese language for over 20 years. During that time, five Yao villages combined to form one church, with approximately 1,200 members. They had no pastor and completely relied on Far East Broadcasting's Vietnamese programs for spiritual guidance and teaching. Today, this group has planted nine churches in six villages with over 2,000 believers.