Pastor Lee Jong-rak

 

Father who has a kind Heart....

Almost every night, an alarm rings in the house of Lee Jong-rak and his family. It indicates that a baby has been dropped off in the drop box. That drop box was installed by him in the outer wall of their house to provide a safe place for babies. Otherwise the babies will be dying on the streets.

Lee Jong-rak has been taking in unwanted, disabled children since 2009. He lives in Seoul, South Korea with his wife, son, staff, and deposited babies. He has a good heart to care for all the children that has been in his home.

Pastor Lee Jong-rak’s son was born with disabilities and they lived in a hospital for 14 years. In one day, a baby was abandoned on his doorstep. That baby would have died if it was left in the cold longer. After that he decided to design a baby box. Then it was connected to the house by him. When a baby was deposited it rang a bell. It was the sign that can they understand a baby had arrived. It has been using since 2009 and it is the only baby drop off box in South Korea.

In South Korea hundreds of children are abandoned on the streets and left for dead every year. After that the baby box was created, fewer children have been abandoned. Lee Jon-rak takes care of all the children that have come in and often puts then in an orphanage or takes care of them in his home. He has taken care of more than 600 babies since 2009.

The Korean Government and some people were not very supportive of his idea about the baby box and thought it as an encouraged to abandonment and ask him to shut it down. Lee Jong-rak said that, ‘’There is no reason for the baby box to exist if the government takes care of the children’s safety and making them happy.” He also said ‘’If people say the baby box is illegal, then we can make it legal. There is nothing illegal about saving a baby’s life.’’ He thinks that he should continue to do what he thinks is right and I do too.

Pastor Lee Jong-rak is a man we do not usually remember but for the children that he has helped, even when they were not wanted, handicapped, and disabled. He has helped 600 children feel wanted. To make a child happy is a good trait but if you can save them and make them feel wanted, you will be a hero to all of us. I think Lee Jong-rak is an uncelebrated legend. Because he is saving hundreds of lives each year and that is not something many people do.