this was discovered by the local christian community in early 1900s, and people came from all over to read the words on his walls. eventually, a church was established in the area. certainly, thomas's influence grew after his death. only fifteen years later, pyongyang had become a strong christian center with a hundred churches. according to sungho choi, lecturer at the wales evangelical school of theology, contemporary korean christians may not know that wales is a country with its own language and history, but they do know that thomas was welsh.