After a full day of traveling from Miskolc to Budapest, Hungary and then to Croatia, we finally made it to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Our initial plans were to take the train from Miskolc to Budapest, but the Korean-American family allowed us to ride with them to Budapest which not only saved time but money. More importantly, we had wonderful conversations and learned much about their lives, their work as Baptist missionaries, and struggles that the Gypsies face in Hungary (e.g., Hungarian Christian churches will not let Gypsies worship in their congregations nor provide them with an opportunity for baptism). A recent article published by the New York Times noted that tensions between native Hungarians and Gypsies threaten to tear the country apart. Gypsies are also referred to as Roma. They are of India, Egyptian,
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