I almost forgot to tell you all where my team is located for the month of June.
We will be located in Budapest Hungary.
This looks like a great month of ministry for us. We have great contacts with the YWAM base here and we are loving the people we meet. We will be doing relational ministry in the venue of street evangelism, homeless ministry and coffee houses.
Be praying for us that we will be able to build relationships on the Lord’s love and the great plan he has for their life.
The history on Hungary is that as a nation they believe that a curse of hopelessness and despair have been cast on them. We will be in prayer that this
spiritual depression will be lifted by God’s truth.
A look at Hungarian history in a nutshell
The Hungarians, or Magyars, as they call themselves, are descendants of Central Asiannomadic warriors. They migrated west from their homelands and entered the Carpathian Basin in the late 800’s.
In the year 1000, King Istvan (Stephan) was crowned & chose that his people should turn from their practice of Shamanism & become Catholics. Hungary withstood attacks from the Mongols and grew to become one of the most powerful nations in Central Europe. But division among the leaders weakened them and the Turks conquered in the 1500’s.
The Austrians liberated Hungary in the 1650’s, but then made Hungary part of their empire. A revolution for independence was crushed in 1848. By the 1860’s Austria’s power was waning and Hungary brokered a partnership with a dual monarchy in the Austrio-Hungarian Empire. This was a golden age for Hungary with many advancements in culture & living. Budapest reflects much of the glory of this time.
After losing WWI, Hungary lost 2/3 of its territory and 1/3 of its population. The stage was set for a fascist government which came to power in the 1930’s and sided with Hitler in WWII. Russia took control after the war and set up a communist government.
Hungarians staged another revolution for independence in 1956 which was brutally crushed by the Russians. In 1989 Hungary opened their border with Austria tearing a gap in the “Iron Curtain.” Elections were held and the Communists were voted out.
The past 10 years has brought slow but steady economic growth, but many people putting their hopes in getting rich have been disappointed. Hungary joined NATO in 1999 and is looking to join the EU by 2004.
Hungarian history in depth, click here
Fun facts about Hungary
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Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is really two cities: Buda and Pest.
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The crown, sword, scepter, orb, and cape of St. Stephen, King of Hungary also were stored in Fort Knox Kentucky, before being returned to the government of Hungary in 1978.
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Although Houdini claimed to have been born on April 6, 1874 in Appleton, Wisconsin, he actually was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary.
Did you know that the developers of the atomic bomb; the holograph; moon rover; Model T Ford; and the fathers of binary code, BASIC and computer programming; the atomic bomb, nuclear engineering; the California wine industry; the U.S. Cavalry; the Model T Ford; matches; color television; full-length motion pictures; the carburetor; the Zeppelin; the automatic gearbox; the moon rover; Intel Corporation; and of the U.S. aerospace industry are all Hungarian-Americans? And what about Joseph Pulitzer, of “Pulitzer Prize” fame? There’s much more to his story. And can you believe there was a Hungarian Emperor of Madagascar?
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In addition to the more than 10 million Hungarians in Hungary, there are almost 5 million living in other countries who declare themselves as Hungarians.
Try some Hungarian words
Igen [igen ] – yes
Nem [nem ] – no
Jóreggelt [jó + reggel ] – good morning
Jóestét [jó + este ] – good evening
Köszönöm [köszön ] – thank you
Kérem [kérni ] – please , I ask
Szívesen – gladly
Hogy hívják? – What’s your name?
A nevem Éva. – My name is Eva
Hogy van? – How are you?
Köszönöm, jól. – I’m fine, thank you
Nem értem. – I don’t understand…. I’ll probably be using this one the most=)
This page is borrowed from www.ywam-budapest.com
