Posted on 02/08/2015 8:23:47 AM PST by Faith Presses On
The heart-wrenching yet inspiring story of Jong-rak Lee, a pastor who has made his life's mission to save abandoned babies left on the streets of Seoul, South Korea, is coming to theaters on March 3rd by way of a Focus on the Family documentary titled The Drop Box.
Since 2009, Pastor Lee has taken society's most vulnerable members--unwanted babies--into his home through a "Drop Box," where the infants could be dropped off rather than left on the streets to die. The Drop Box is equipped with lights and a heater and reads in Korean, "Please don't throw away unwanted or disabled babies, or babies of single mothers. Please bring them here instead."
As many as 18 babies a month have arrived in the Drop Box in one month, and the same number of children currently live in the pastor's home, which doubles as an orphanage. He and his wife have even adopted ten of their own-the maximum number local Korean authorities will allow. Many of the children have severe physical and mental disabilities.
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Praise God for creating such a compassionate and good man.
Yes, this good man certainly is made in the image and likeness of Our Blessed Lord Jesus. My priest has been supporting this ministry for some time.
wonderful example of true Christian love. What an amazing story, can’t wait to see the movie. My son is in northern South Korea.. I really would like to see him connect with someone like that and do something with his life.
I talked about this charity with my husband and will spread the word to others as much as I can. It is obvious that God is guiding this pastor who is in Christ’s shadow. In Korea the the good God has done through his believers is evident on the southern side of the 38th parallel. What horrors there are in NK. I sincerely hope that your son gets divine inspiration and ability to take care of those poor babies who were given up, abandoned and disregarded by society.
I read a horrible piece about a woman who was adopted out of Korea and brought to America. She did not like “the burden of being grateful.”
God Bless you Mom in Combat Boots, that you have raised a son who is taking those initial steps of creating God’s kingdom on earth.
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