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Lee Jong-rak is a Korean pastor in South Korea. A simple man with a huge purpose, Pastor Jong-rak saw a devastating problem. He thought of a way he could change it, and he became a prophetic voice to his society. His story is\u00a0a story of faith. A story of hope. A story of love. And when you hear this heroic tale, you just may never be the same.<\/p>\n

\"Drop<\/a>Lee Jong-rak is the creator of the Baby Box. His Baby Box is the first and only box in Korea that is for collecting abandoned babies who are physically or mentally handicapped or are just unwanted by their mothers.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of unwanted babies are abandoned on the side of the street in South Korea every year. Jong-rak knew he needed to set up a way to save the lives of these precious babies.\u00a0 He built a drop box on the side of his home with a humble sign reading, \u201cPlace to leave babies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The inside of the box contains a thick towel covering the bottom, and lights and heating to keep the baby comfortable.\u00a0 A bell rings when someone puts a baby in the box, then Jong-rak, his wife, or staff associates come to immediately move the baby inside. His aim was to provide a life-giving alternative for desperate mothers in his city of Seoul. He even admits that he didn\u2019t really expect that babies would come in\u2013 He was mistaken. The babies came. In the middle of the night, in the middle of the day, some with notes, some without a word, and only a very few mothers actually spoke to him face-to-face. Pastor Jong-rak stated that one of the mothers said, \u201cshe had poison to kill both herself and her baby.\u201d He responded, \u201cDon\u2019t do that. Come here with your baby.\u201d One single mother left this heart-wrenching note with her baby. The English translation follows.<\/p>\n

\"drop<\/a>My baby! Mom is so sorry.
\nI am so sorry to make this decision.
\nMy son! I hope you to meet great parents, and I am very, very sorry .
\nI don\u2019t deserve to say a word.
\nSorry, sorry, and I love you my son.
\nMom loves you more than anything else.
\nI leave you here because I don\u2019t know who your father is.
\nI used to think about something bad, but I guess this box is safer for you.
\nThat\u2019s why I decided to leave you here. My son, Please forgive me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My breath was pulled from me as I read, \u201cI used to think about something bad but I guess this box is safer for you.\u201d Yes, this little box is a safer place than the plans that once haunted this single mother\u2019s mind. Because this box was an alternative, she chose life. Thus, this box would be the beginning of an previously undreamed ministry in Korea, the ministry of the Baby Box.<\/p>\n

\"drop<\/a>The story of this man and his baby box is reaching the entire world with it\u2019s own 72 minute documentary called \u201cThe Drop Box\u201d by a young 22 year old, Brian Ivie. The documentary just won the \u201cBest of Festival\u201d Jubilee Award & \u201cThe Best Sanctity of Life\u201d film award at the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival this past February. Ivie was stirred to do the film after reading an article in the LA Times about Pastor Jong-rak\u2019s mission, and he decided to go to Korea to make the documentary.<\/p>\n

After seeing the testimonies of this orphanage up close, Brian Ivie\u2019s life was changed. In his acceptance speech, Ivie said, \u201cThese kids are not mistakes. They are important.\u201d He went on saying, \u201cI became a Christian while making this movie. When I started to make it and I saw all these kids come through the drop box \u2013 it was like a flash from heaven, just like these kids with disabilities had crooked bodies, I have a crooked soul. And God loves me still. When it comes to this sanctity of life issue, we must realize that that faith in God is the only refuge for people who are deemed unnecessary. This world is so much about self-reliance, self-worth, and self-esteem. It\u2019s a total illusion that we can be self-sufficient. Christ is the only thing that enables us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The documentary that changed Brian Ivie\u2019s life is bound to change the lives of the film\u2019s audience. They are currently in the middle of negotiations with a major studio to release the film all over the world this fall. For now, they are asking people to join their mailing list (dropboxmovement@gmail.com<\/a>) and join their page on Facebook from the link on their website\u00a0www.dropbox-movie.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"drop<\/a>As I scrolled through the stories on Facebook, I was overwhelmed to see a post dated as April 17th<\/sup>\u00a0where one of the staff members of the Baby Box orphanage stated that they had received 5 babies in one week and to pray for them. There beside her request was a picture of five beautifully bundled babies. In my head, all I could think was, \u201cThis is the\u00a0real<\/i>\u00a0thing. This ministry is the real thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Korea is not the only place that deals with child abandonment. Globally, millions of children die from abandonment. It takes different forms from country to country. In the United States, abortion serves our abandonment purposes and they call it a \u201cwoman\u2019s choice.\u201d Our nation is still struggling to see that these babies are human beings, too. They deserve to live just like any other human being.<\/p>\n

With incredible men and women like Pastor Lee Jong-rak, this world is seeing how life can be for these babies when we take them in; when we become a voice for the ones that cannot speak up for themselves. They are loved, they are cherished, and they are worthy just the way they are.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re not the unnecessary ones in the world. God sent them to the earth to use them.\u201d
\n-Pastor Lee Jong-rak, The Drop Box documentary<\/p>\n

Watch the documentary trailer for The Drop Box here but grab some tissues first.<\/p>\n

[vimeo 41412962 w=500 h=281]<\/p>\n

“The Drop Box” – Documentary PROMO<\/a> from Brian Ivie<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was first printed at Bound4Life<\/a> on May 28, 2013, and is reprinted with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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