Missiologists’ Encounter with Hungarian Reality

The IAMS Conference of missiologists in Balatonfüred included an exposure trip on 19 August. Missiologists from the six continental regions gained many insights into the Hungarian reality through their visits to the Roma people, to the Jewish community, and to those who minister the poor and homeless. One group learnt about the situation of Christians during the Nazi and Communist regimes through their visit to the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, where they met survivors of the persecution, one of whom was Olofsson Placid, a 92 year old Benedictine monk, who spent 10 years in the Gulag. Another group explored archival and early library material, e.g., original Luther manuscripts. These scholars also studied documents pertaining to the life of Jewish community in Hungary.

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