The Drop Box: How 500 Abandoned Babies, an Act of Compassion, and a Movie Changed My Life Forever

Brian Ivie was filled with compassion as he read an LA Times article about Pastor Lee’s solution to unwanted newborns in South Korea—a baby drop box. Brian traveled halfway around the world to film the documentary The Drop Box. But God had even bigger plans. For in the midst of filming the plight of these abandoned and forgotten children, Brian realized his own spiritual brokenness.

At its heart, this is a story of spiritual orphans—young and old—discovering their true identity as children of God.

Brian Ivie is the award-winning director of The Drop Box film and cofounder of Kindred Image. He recently graduated from The Bryan Singer Division of Critical Studies at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. The published film critic and recreational songwriter became a Christian while working on The Drop Box film.

Ted Kluck is an award-winning, internationally published author of more than a dozen books, including Robert Griffin III: Athlete, Leader and We’re Not Emergent, by Two Guys Who Should Be (coauthored with Kevin DeYoung). His articles have appeared in ESPN the Magazine, Christianity Today, and The Washington Post.