Babies Getting Dumped

Ok, so for this past few months "Star" newspaper (Malaysia) has been writing about babies that have been left by their parents at strangers doorstep or at the hospitals after being delivered... and today's frontpage is even more shocking - police had to rummage through a dumpsite to find a foetus.

In that same news article a baby boy was left with his umbilical cord still attached to him right outside a policeman's house. He was then rushed to the hospital for treatment. The baby boy is so handsome and is smiling in the picture. I don't know what the circumstances the mother might have found herself in that lead her to a decision of abandoning her baby but I have a very strong feeling that it will break her heart to see that picture of a perfect angel that she just gave away.

I was born in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte (Mindanao)and we lived right by the Agusan River, third largest basin in the Philippines. I remember when I was about 5 years old, there was a big commotion in our neighborhood and being the nosy girl that I was, I went and checked what was going on. The closer I get to where a lot of the people are gathered, the noxious stench became unbearable but it didn't stop me from finding out. I saw men who are trying to lift a sack with dead babies and they found about 2 of them. I didn't understand it then why this has to happen to innocent babies who had done no wrong (they were never given a chance to make that choice). I didn't understand it then... and I still don't... and perhaps never will. But what I do understand is the feeling I get whenever I see or hear of these things - longing to have been given a chance to care for them. My parents always keep our doors open to runaway maids, to strangers who need a place to stay... and our family is big because we know so many of them who became a part of our family. They are very caring people.

We take anything in... even stray dogs. At one time, we had four dogs. Two who we chose (Lad and Risky), one (Beauty) who choose my family over her owner (they moved to a new place in a new town but Beauty found her way back into our house and to this day we still haven't figured out how she managed to find her way), and one (Chance) who was left right outside our doorstep but was taken back after few weeks and it broke our heart.

(Sigh) I wish I have forever to tell you stories about this 4 beautiful dogs.. I'll save it for some other time. As I was writing... about the babies getting dumped... I know they are safe in the arms of the One who gave them life... the One who gave us ours.