And yet there were many moments in the film when I couldn’t help smiling. Then a baby was left outside Pastor Lee’s door, almost freezing to death before he found her. He adopted a couple orphans from the hospital. Lee and his wife and daughter spent the first fourteen years of Eun-man’s life living in the hospital with him, where Lee gained a reputation for his compassion for the unlovable.
He was born requiring major surgery to save his life, yet still requires immense care and cannot speak or feed himself.
Pastor Lee’s own son, Eun-man, has cerebral palsy. Pregnancy out of wedlock carries huge scorn there, as does physical disability, so babies born in those situations or with problems are often left outside to die after birth. The Drop Box is a stirring documentary about Pastor Lee Jong-rak’s efforts to save babies who would otherwise be abandoned in the streets of South Korea. Pastor Lee Jong-rak found a baby inside the drop box-the first of hundreds of babies who would be left there by mothers who couldn’t take care of them. It had two doors-one on the outside and one on the inside-and a motion sensor and an alarm. In December 2009, a Korean pastor built a box in the wall of his home. Planning your summer vacation? Check out my travel tips and ideas!
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