What is Wrong with Us?

In reading Alex Krutov's story I can't help but think, "What is wrong with us?" A person could argue that the particular history of the Soviet Union led to the abandonment of so many children. Maybe, but Russia is not unique in the abandonment of the young. One only has to read about the abortion crisis in America, the forced abortions of China, the abandonment of female children in India, the child soldiers of Africa, the street children of the Philipines living amongst the graves, etc... etc... to know that humans are not great at taking care of their children. I know enough folks who work in social work homes to know that even in America we abandon our children. The problem is widespread and its effects are obvious. But there is more to the story.
We would be wrongheaded to simply look at this issue and try to alleviate the suffering without asking some deep questions. What is at the root of this plague? Why do we hate our own children? Why do we give birth, only to despise God's gift of life? The issue is deeply rooted in our selfishness, our lack of concern for our neighbor, and oftentimes our lack of concern for ourselves. Our life is a gift from God, how much more the lives of the young and innocent! Only when we look at the root of the problem can we begin to address the issue at all.
Perhaps this is a sidenote, but it is one worth making. I know several people who read the statistics, who visit the orphanages and dismal "baby houses" and give up; on faith, on God, on themselves, on hope... I think we do oursevlves a disservice to see the suffering and to then decide that there must be no meaning or central purpose or call to the universe. I also think it is intellectualy/philosophically indefensible to argue that since there is so much evil in the world (and in our hearts) that therefore the world has no purpose, there is no God, and Christ is a farce. This approach is only looking at one-half of the dataset. There is not merely a "problem of evil", there is in a sense a "problem of good". If there is no meaning or rationale for seeking justice, then why do so many sacrifice for the greater good? Why do so many of parents take care not only of their own children, but take care of the children who have been abandoned by others? How did Alex Krutov find hope? How did the trans-Atlantic slave trade end? How do I get up and face each day with a sense of peace in my heart? I think all of these "problems" demand an answer. My faith journey has led me to believe Christ offers the answer to the question "How can we hope?". May God make it possible for increasing numbers of Russian orphans to hear this hope proclaimed in the future.