 In sum, over the years considerable numbers of Kists became Christian, but most of those who did later reconverted to Islam.Even so, until around 1970, a considerable part of the villagers of Jokolo, Omalo, and Birkiani were Christian, and a Christian chapel was built in Omalo in the 1960s.In the 1970s, however, many Christians in Jokolo and Omalo returned to the Islamic faith.