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Freddy’s Fun Facts MKs are Missionaries, too

• The unit of money in Hungary is What do you and your family do together?
called the forint.
When Diane and her husband decided to go to Hungary, they believed
that God called their whole family to be missionaries.
• Hungarians call the Danube
River the Duna. Their children, Will and Abby, learned to speak Hungarian in
Hungarian school and they became a very important part of
• More than 100 hot springs send the ministry. They attended English camps with their
heated water into Budapest. parents in the summer. Not only did they make friends, but
they also became a part of the camp outreach.

• Each summer, kids go to a camp Abby wrote hundreds of letters to the kids from camp
of their interest such as sports, who came from all over the country.
Because of these letters, many kids felt personally
music, language, art, games, or invited to student retreats during the year as well as
dog training. the next year’s camp.

• The first underground metro Sometimes the students were scared to talk to the camp staff,
(subway) in Europe still but they would speak to Abby or Will about what it was “really”
operates in Budapest today. like to be a Christian.
When Abby and Will were teenagers they became translators at
• Lunch, the largest meal of the day, camp, and Will even led music at camp and church.
includes soup, a main dish, and Abby and Will are now adults and living in the United States,
dessert. but they still stay in touch with their Hungarian friends. Abby is
an elementary school teacher and writes the curriculum
• During the first three days of for the kids’ camp. While grown-ups may be the official OMS
school, each class takes a trip to a missionaries, there are many things that MKs (missionary kids) can do to
historical sight. share the love of Jesus, too!
Cook’s Corner: Gingerbread is not just for Christmas in
• Hungarians love chocolate and salty
snacks. In stores, you will find aisles Hungary. It is a treat enjoyed year-round. Their beautifully iced
and aisles of these treats. gingerbread cookies are world famous.

• Caverns under the city of Budapest
form natural mazes with more than
200 underground chambers.

The Hungarian language is one
of the hardest languages to
master. Challenge yourself and
explore this fun language with
a book of basic words to get
you started.
My First Hungarian Alphabets
Picture Book with English
Translations

By Hannah S.
ISBN-10: 0369600045

Missions to the MAX is written and published by One Mission Kids. No unauthorized reproduction. © 2020 One Mission Society.