The Drop Box, released by Focus on the Family and showing in
various cinemas nationwide now through March 4th, is a stunning,
compelling true story about Pastor
Lee Jong-rak of South Korea who saves babies.
Together with his wife—and with
the help of other loving Christians—Pastor Jong-rak works tirelessly day and
night to take care of the abandoned babies that are dropped off in what is
called “The Baby box”—a drop box where birth-mothers can place their babies and
know they will be cared for and loved.
Jong-rak’s journey begun through
the birth of his own and his own handicapped son who, in essence, becomes the
icon and centerpiece of the entire story. Many of the babies who are dropped
off are handicapped in some way of other, whether Downs syndrome, physical
handicaps, or premature, they share complex issues. But those issues do not
hinder the outpouring of love and care Pastor Jong-rak and his team give them.
They quickly become members of a large family where love reigns.
Focus-on-the-Family partnered with
Kindred Image and Arbella Studios to bring us The Drop Box with the purpose of not only sharing a beautiful true
story, but of hopefully touching hearts to the core to choose life and to care
for children. The film highlights the
need for global orphan care, adoption, and post-adoption support.
The Drop Box also shines a light on the deep love
of God, the love that never forgets any child, the love that compels those who
are open to it to act radically so others may see the Light. Pastor Jong-rak is
such a person—one who acts with radical love no matter what it costs him.
See the trailer here at TheDropBoxFilm.com.
Look for the film in a local theater, and be sure to bring a large box of
Kleenex. You’ll need them. The film is not the best cinematic production—some
cartoon drawings interspersed in the documentary and a lot of sub-titles to
read—but the story is so powerful, so life-changing, you hardly notice.
Janey DeMeo M.A.
Copyright © March 2015
