It strikes me as one of the great tragedies in our society that people are not aware of the resources available to them in their times of need. What a tragedy that the mother felt she had no alternative other than to abandon her newborn baby. Today there are programs available to help women in crisis pregnancies. I would encourage all women facing a crisis pregnancy to seek help. One place to turn is the Genesis Program at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth.
Genesis offers confidential support service such as counseling, parenting training, and baby items.
This program, like many others in our community, is free to those in need. I am here to tell you that you do not have to count on a Good Samaritans's finding your abandoned baby and caring for him. Please, go to a pastor, relative, friend, teacher, counselor or someone who can help you find the services you need. I'm responding to the letter from Henry Waddington about the cable problems we have here in Macon. While I agree with him that there are a lot of cable channels we don't necessarily need, and of course I agree with him on the news updates, I feel like ESPN II as a pre-owned channel is a valid point.