Bus4Life visited a number of schools in the greater Budapest area in September. During the school visits, students are invited on board the bus in groups of 15-20. They are given time to look at the exhibition on foetal development and abortion, and they watch three short videos about dating, pregnancy, and abortion. The main focus is on conversation.
“We want the students to understand that they are unique and that God created them,” OM’s Istvan Horvath says. “We talk about God’s plan for their lives, about dating and marriage, and how you can prepare for a good marriage. We discuss the way media portrays sexuality, and how that contradicts God’s plan for sexuality.”
Istvan explains that speaking about sexuality is “taboo” in Hungary, and the topic is rarely raised in schools outside of the compulsory biology lesson on reproduction. Bus4Life’s visit creates an opportunity to talk with the students – an opportunity that the schools are happy to take. One teacher went to the school headmaster after the Bus4Life visit, asking for permission to skip a math class in order to continue the conversation with the students. She had noticed that the students were quite moved by what they had learned inside the bus, and wanted to take the opportunity to discuss the topic further.
“Schools have started to notice the results of the work, and they invite us back. They want all students to go and see the exhibition,” Istvan says. “Teen pregnancies and students having abortions are common, and so is young children watching porn. No one is teaching them.”