[VIDEO] A man who saved more than 2,000 babies with a single box

An elderly couple in Korea has saved the lives of more than 2,000 abandoned infants with a specially designed metal box. The ‘Baby Box’: A private safety net In Korea, the "Baby Box" serves as a crucial emergency rescue system for single mothers and infants. When struggling mothers find themselves unable to raise their newborn, they bring the baby to this facility and place their child inside the climate-controlled box. The moment a child is placed inside, an alarm triggers, and staff on the other side immediately open the inner door to bring the infant to safety. This system, launched in 2009, was created not by the government, but by a single individual. To date, Pastor Lee Jong-rak, now in his 70s, has rescued over 2,000 babies — and, in many ways, their parents — through this box, which continues to receive vulnerable children to this day. Eun-man’s lasting legacy The inspiration behind the Baby Box stems from Pastor Lee’s late biological son, Lee Eun-man, who was born with a severe, congenital disability. As Eun-man required prolonged hospitalizations, Pastor Lee spent yeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times