Answers to Prayer

1 Hungary's peaceful transition from Communist dictatorship to parliamentary democracy and preservation from conflicts in the Balkans

2 The advent of religious freedom, new opportunities for Christian ministry in public and in the media, also encouraging signs of renewal

Challenges for Prayer

1 Hungarians are groping for life solutions amidst uncertainty and rapid changes in society

2 Suspicion, mistrust and division, legacies of Marxism, still affect attitudes and, more sadly, the Church

3 The 1990's was a time of responsiveness and growth, but it was not on a scale for which Christians had hoped because the Church was ill-prepared to respond to the opportunities

4 The need for evangelists is great

Geography

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Area 93,030 sq.km. A landlocked, central European state on the River Danube.

Population (2000) 10,035,568 -0.38%AGR

Capital Budapest 1,812,000.

Peoples

Magyar (Hungarian) 88.8%; Minorities 11.2%.

Literacy 99%. Official language Hungarian. Languages with Scriptures 6Bi 1NT 2por 2w.i.p.

Economy

The first Communist bloc state to begin privatizing its economy, and to record positive economic growth. HDI 0.795; 47^th/174. Public debt 33% of GNP. Income/person $4,340 (14.3% of USA).

Politics

Hungary lost 60% of its land area at the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, leaving large Hungarian minorities in surrounding lands.

Religion

In 1600, Hungary was 90% Protestant.

Churches in Hungary

Missionaries from Hungary

122 in 13 agencies to 16 countries

Missionaries to Hungary

489 in 67 agencies from 18 countries

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