It's been awhile since I did a "Daring to Be Peculiar" profile, and all of my previous ones have been on people who have been dead for at least 60 years. I now have the opportunity to profile someone who is not only still alive, but is younger than myself. Deborah Drapper is a 13 year old homeschooled girl from Dorset, England. Last summer, the BBC spent almost 100 hours with her observing her life as one of 11 children as part of a one hour program (programme?) for the BBC3. While many people I know would find her life to be fairly normal (homeschooled, no television, large family, etc.), most people in England and the US find it pretty strange.
The film begins simply observing Deborah's day to day life on her family's farm, allowing her and her parents to explain their reasons for homeschooling and their other beliefs. It then follows her as she spends a few days with her older brother at his University. It is here that she gets her first glimpse of what life in the "real world" is like. What is so wonderful about this is that very little of it phases her. She uses every opportunity she has to talk to others about Christ and their need for salvation. Even when she is at a house party with many semi-drunk college-age kids, she still finds time to discuss heaven and hell and the need for grace.
Though I'm sure there was some spin put on this by the BBC, I applaud them for not letting it spin out of control. They ask a few questions, but mostly they just sit back and watch Deborah and her family in action. Though I wouldn't say that I agree with everything that the Drapper family believes, I certainly applaud Deborah for her fervor and boldness in witnessing to others. As her older brother, Matthew, says, she really inspires the rest of us to "...turn it up."
The film begins simply observing Deborah's day to day life on her family's farm, allowing her and her parents to explain their reasons for homeschooling and their other beliefs. It then follows her as she spends a few days with her older brother at his University. It is here that she gets her first glimpse of what life in the "real world" is like. What is so wonderful about this is that very little of it phases her. She uses every opportunity she has to talk to others about Christ and their need for salvation. Even when she is at a house party with many semi-drunk college-age kids, she still finds time to discuss heaven and hell and the need for grace.
Though I'm sure there was some spin put on this by the BBC, I applaud them for not letting it spin out of control. They ask a few questions, but mostly they just sit back and watch Deborah and her family in action. Though I wouldn't say that I agree with everything that the Drapper family believes, I certainly applaud Deborah for her fervor and boldness in witnessing to others. As her older brother, Matthew, says, she really inspires the rest of us to "...turn it up."
Here is the program (6 parts) via Youtube. There are scenes of Deborah witnessing in the "not so nice" parts of town and as well as parties and dance clubs, so viewer discretion is encouraged.
To learn more about Deborah and her family, you can visit her blog at http://deborahdrapper.com/.
HT: The Rebelution
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