Why are we serving in this field?
We believe in our future and have hope. Jer. 29:11
HUNGARY - more than you expect
It’s a beautiful country in the heart of Central Europe. We have unique thermal and fresh water resources. Hungary was founded in 897 – before France and Germany became separate entities – so it is one of the oldest countries in Europe. The first complete Bible in the Hungarian language was published in 1590.
HUNGARY - the land of possibility
We have 13 Nobel laureate scientists. Hungarians were integrally involved in the development of the following everyday objects: the safety match, the electric motor, the Rubix Cube, Vitamin C, the ballpoint pen, color television, modern computer architecture, and Excel and MS Office, to name a few. Hungary ranks 9th in the world for Olympic gold medals.
HUNGARY - the home of heroes and martyrs
The Hungarian nation has successfully fought to maintain its autonomy and culture for over a thousand years. Hungary fell under Communist rule during the post-WWII age of the Iron Curtain. A heroic attempt to cast off the Soviet yoke in 1956 resulted in nearly half a century of “goulash communism” but not freedom.
HUNGARY - the country of the hopeless
Forty-five years of Communist rule stamping out the Christian faith, followed by the rapid entry of secular Western culture, has left the people of Hungary disillusioned, disoriented and greatly shaken in their Christian faith. This is why the country is ripe for the Good News.
Some worldrenowned Hungarian success
- Electric motor (1827) and dynamo (1856) – Ányos Jedlik
- Safety match (1836) – János Irinyi
- Binocular (1840) – Joseph Petzval
- Telephone exchange (1878) – Tivadar Puskás
- AC Locomotive (1902) – Kálmán Kandó
- Ford T-Modell (1908) – József Galamb
- Pulitzer Prize (1917) – Joseph Pulitzer
- Ballpoint pen (1931) – Laszló Bíró
- Vitamin C (1932) – Albert Szent-Györgyi
- Kodály method (1935) – Zoltán Kodály
- Turboprop (1937) – György Jendrassik
- VW Beetle design (1938) and passive safety in automobiles (1940) – Béla Barényi
- Color Television (1940) and LP microgroove phonograph (1948) – Peter Carl Goldmark
- Modern Computer architecture (1945), Game theory (1944) – John von Neumann
- Holography (1947) – Dénes Gábor
- BASIC programming language (1964) – John G. Kemeny
- Rubik’s Cube (1974) – Ernő Rubik
- BMW Diesel Engine (1983) – Ferenc Anisits
- Excel (1985) and MS Office – Charles Simonyi
- Basic Light Transmitting Concrete, LiTraCon (2001) – Áron Losonczi
- Leonar3Do, Virtual Reality Kit, 3D pencil (2005) – Dániel Rátai
- Gömböc – convex three-dimensional homogeneous body which, when resting on a flat surface, has just one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium (2006) – Gábor Domokos, Péter Várkonyi
- Prezi, cloud-based presentation software (2009) – Adam Somlai-Fischer, Peter Halacsy and Peter Arvai