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CHR IST IAN FILM REVIEW
The Heart of an Orphan
by Virginia Schwepker
O UTSIDE THE BUSY CITY of Seoul, Korea, lies the Fragrant For est Orphanage, one of the 175 or phanages supported by Compassion, Inc. of Chicago, Dr. Everett F. Swanson, founder and director. The Republic of Korea has a population of over 27 million, 60,000 of which are orphans. “Runaway,” a new film released by Compassion, Inc., tells the story of one of these many little orphans. Yoon Tae, a lad of about 11 years of age, had found Fragrant Forest Orphanage not only a home, but also a place where the love of the Lord Jesus Christ was taught and lived. While trying to flee from North Ko rea, Yoon Tae’s parents were killed when he was very small, and Yoon Tae was forced to turn beggar, his only home being the crowded streets of Seoul. He soon learned to steal in order to get a little food. Nobody cared about Yoon Tae. Once at Fragrant Forest, Yoon Tae learned about the Lord Jesus. He learned that there were those who did care because they had found the love of God. Mr. Kim, the direc tor of th e orphanage, and his “ American father,” Bill Anderson, who sponsored Yoon Tae, were two who cared. To Y o on Tae, his “ American father” was everything. Bill had visited the orphange several years before and Yoon Tae had grown to love him. Bill wrote to him frequently, and in a recent letter had told Yoon Tae that he expected to be in Seoul the next week and would come to see him. Bill Anderson never made it to Seoul. He was killed en route, and the news of his death was a real tragedy in the life of Yoon Tae. In his confused little mind, the little Korean boy knew that again he was left without anyone to care. But he had an uncle in North Korea. May be he would be interested in him, so with this thought in mind, Yoon Tae ran away in hopes of reaching North Korea. James Morgan, a friend of Bill’s, who didn’t really care about Yoon Tae or about God, came to the or phanage to take over the sponsor
ship of Yoon Tae because he had promised Bill that he would do this if anything should happen to Bill. But God, in His providence, had a purpose in bringing Jim to Fra grant Forest. As Jim saw these lit tle orphans, learned about the work of the orphanage and heard the challenge of the need for more or phanages, his heart was softened.
THE OVERFLOWING LIFE Clarence W . Cranford How a Christian’s life can overflow with faith and joy. A challenge for vital daily living based on Psalm 23 and pastoral references of T 0SUS TWO SHALL BE ONE Rueben Herring In bright, lively style, the author acknowl edges the obstacles, and emphasizes the re sources confronting a man and woman in making a house a home. THE CHRISTIAN’S BUSINESS: BEING A WITNESS Roland Q. Leavell The step-by-step pattern of good salesmanship applied to soul-winning. This practical ap proach helps laymen present the gospel to the lost. GLEAMS OF GLORY Gwynn McLendon Day Twenty-seven brief devotionals about God’s goodness and what he expects of his follow ers. A list of supplementary material makes these chapters easy to adapt for use in wor ship programs. BELIEVE AND BEHAVE Foy Valentine The importance of behaving in accordance with professed beliefs is underlined in pointed discussions about home life, citizenship, race, vocation, personal morality, and social moral ity. COWBOY MISSIONARY IN KWANGSI Rex Ray This autobiography of a Texas cowboy who heeded the command to preach unto the uttermost part of the earth tells the story of thirty years’ mission work in China and six in Korea. TO CHANGE THE WORLD Ross Coggins Are churches and Christians in today’s world fulfilling their task? This assessment chal lenges to Christian witness on the “home front” as well as around the world. CONQUERING INNER SPACE John Warren Steen How an individual can discover his inner re sources and his own originality, and use them in coping with the pressures and problems of the space age. Buy BROADMAN “ INNER ^ CIRCLE” BOOKS / # % at your i « u ; t favorite book store M © /
Hundreds of orphans like Yoon Tae, about whom the new picture centers, have been given a home, hope, and a challenge of the hereafter through Compassion, Inc., founded by Dr. Everett Swanson. He accepted Christ as His personal Saviour. The search for Yoon Tae con tinued, but to no avail. Several days passed and word finally came from police up near Panmunjon that Yoon Tae had been spotted heading toward the 38th parallel. Yoon Tae was caught before he crossed into North Korea by a South Korean soldier, and kept in their barracks until Mr. Kim and Jim ar rived. The Korean boy found it hard to accept his new “American father” until Jim gave him a book that had been found in Bill’s suitcase intend ed for Yoon Tae. As he read the in scription which Bill had written to him, Yoon Tae could no longer hold back the tears. Once again he real ized that someone did care and some one did love him—his new “ Ameri can father” who himself had just so recently found as his Saviour the One Who is Love. “Runaway” is available on a rent al basis from your nearest film library.
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