What is the drop box movie about?

After finding an abandoned infant on his doorstep in the winter, a pastor builds a special drop box to keep any future foundlings safe.
The Drop Box/Film synopsis

Who is pastor Lee Jong Rak?

Pastor Lee Jong Rak and his wife, Chun-ja, created the first “drop box” for abandoned children in South Korea outside the Jusarang (“God’s Love”) Community Church. The drop box was modeled off the baby hatch, or baby box. This is a sanctuary for babies who are abandoned by their mothers due to difficult circumstances.

How many babies did Pastor Lee save?

Pastor Lee adopted 9 disabled children and is also providing care of 9 more disabled children. He could not adopt all of them because the court did not approve the additional adoptions.

How old is Pastor Lee Jong Rak?

They mostly were in desperate circumstances, having nowhere to go and nobody to turn to,” said church pastor Lee Jong-rak. “Since 2009, when I first set up the drop box, 1,526 babies have been left here,” the 64-year-old pastor said. On average, one baby was left in the box every other day over the past 10 years.

Who invented the baby drop box?

The organisation’s founder, Monica Kelsey, was herself abandoned as a baby, after her mother was raped aged 17. She says this is her motivation for the baby box scheme and her work as an anti-abortion speaker.

Can you put movies on Dropbox?

You can send videos of any length with Dropbox—send a 20 minute video, an hour long video, it doesn’t matter. You can create a shared link and send it via email, chat, or text for an easy file transfer. You can also share files directly from your Dropbox account.

Who created the baby box?

The poem was written specially by Jackie Kay, who is Scotland’s national poet laureate – also known as The Scots Makar (a ‘Makar is a 15th century Scottish term for a poet or bard). The poem is an ode to the joys of bringing a new baby into the world.

Do babies really get left at fire stations?

The Abandoned Infant Newborn Protection Act requires that every fire station must accept a relinquished newborn infant in accordance with the law. After the relinquishment of a newborn infant, fire station personnel must arrange for the transportation of the infant to the nearest hospital.

Where did Babyboxes start?

Finland
Expectant moms in Finland have been receiving free baby boxes from the government since 1938. It started as way to support impoverished families and counteract high infant mortality: to claim the free gift, mothers had to visit a maternity clinic and undergo a medical exam.

Is it illegal to upload movies to Google Drive?

Sharing copyrighted material through Google Drive involves their company in illegal activity, piracy, without the company’s consent. And the same goes for other cloud storage providers.

Who started safe haven baby boxes?

Monica Kelsey
Priscilla Pruitt Founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Monica Kelsey, knew she was adopted at birth and raised by a Christian family in Paulding, Ohio. It wasn’t until the age of 37 that Monica discovered the shocking circumstances of her conception and subsequent birth.