Sentences with phrase «orphaned children as»

I met her at the daycare center that my friend Marie Jose, a Catholic nun with 20 years of service in that country, had quickly put together to address the emergency of the alarming number of orphaned children as the pandemic took more lives each day.

Created as the prequel to War Dragons, All Things Burn follows an orphaned child as he grows to become the leader of the Blackbloods.

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For some it may mean that «there is an orphaned state required for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, in which a man who like all others is the child of his parents must symbolize with his being and action the present but hidden creation which is not a mere prolongation of the old, but the new creation in relation to which the old has already passed away...» This is, therefore, the first word that must be spoken: of discontinuity between the kingdom of God and any earthly order, even one as significant as the family.

The fact that Paul could describe himself in 1 Thessalonians 2 - 3, in relation to his converts, as a brother, father, nursing mother, and even an orphaned child is no indication that he approved transgendering.

Just imagine, possibly Mom, Dad along with the oldest sibling lying dead in the house and starting to bloat in the heat as the other children, now orphans, look on.

I knew the «Christian response» to the Problem of Evil like the back of my hand, but it somehow didn't make as much sense in India, where I struggled to understand why so many children had been orphaned by AIDS.

Say: «Come, let me convey unto you what G - D has [really] forbidden to you: «Do not ascribe divinity, in any way, to anything (or anyone) beside HIM; and [do not offend against but, rather,] do good unto your parents; and do not kill your children (born or unborn) for fear of poverty --[for] it is WE who shall provide sustenance for you as well as for them; and do not commit any shameful deeds, be they open or secret; and do not take any human being's life -[the life] which G - D has declared to be sacred - otherwise than in [the pursuit of] justice: this has HE enjoined upon you so that you might use your reason; and do not touch the substance of an orphan — except to improve it - before he comes of age.»

Then we had more hard conversations about how vulnerable Haitian children, particularly orphans, are to being trafficked as slaves.

As the numbers of orphans at the center grew, the children took care of the toddlers while the overwhelmed volunteers worked to give them all a good meal and make sure they were safe for the time they were there.

Many children were orphaned as a result of Ondoy's fury.

AGCI's standard of holistic, family - like orphan care and commitment to supporting birth families, has informed Bulgaria's goal of drastically reducing the number of children in institutions as a whole.

This can be common with orphaned or adopted children, as well as those who are neglected, abused, or abandoned in early years.

As a bit of history, the theory began when Bowlby was asked to study orphaned infants and children after WWII who presented with myriad problems — socially, emotionally, and cognitively — and he determined that the cause of these problems stemmed from a lack of maternal involvement.

Official government estimates put the number of «orphans» (the term is used loosely to include children who have been abandoned, and in fact have one or both parents still living — the Chinese term for orphan, gu'er (孤儿)-- literally «solitary / lonely child» accommodates this) in China at over half a million as of 2011.

«On the question of refugees, may I ask her to confirm what I think she said a moment ago - that any child or orphan brought in under this scheme will, as is the case under present legislation, be deported at the age of 18?

But children who lost a mother fared even worse — they were shorter, poorer and did not live as long as fatherless orphans.

But McKenzie, who has studied the alumni of orphanages in the U.S. — and was an orphan himself, growing up in the Barium Springs Home for Children, an orphanage in North Carolina — says that the conclusion of the paper «doesn't surprise me as much as it might others.»

So, a child whose father has died but still lives with his or her mother and extended family is still classified as an orphan and should, theoretically, have a better outcome.

But children in orphanages in less wealthy countries appear to be doing just as well as their orphaned or abandoned counterparts who live in private homes — even those living with family members — according to a new study that examined the well - being of some 3,000 children in five countries.

She and her group wanted to see what was happening to these children in countries where there was a large orphan population — in places that were «as politically, historically, religiously and culturally diverse as possible,» Whetten says.

Now a group reports that children who started life as neglected orphans show long - term deficiencies in hormones related to social attachment.

The virus went on to kill more than 11,000 people over the next two years, orphaning as many as 30,000 children and damaging affected West African economies.

This year's ASENT meeting featured a symposium on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited motor neuron disease that is the second most common autosomal recessive disorder of children and the most common genetic cause of death in infancy, as a case study in neurology orphan drug development.

The fact that vials of this particular vaccine had to be stored in Nairobi is peculiar for two reasons: for one, according to the KCDA this is not usually required for vaccine distribution, and, for another, the Kenya Catholic Health Commission (as the medical branch of the KCCB) also manages a network of 448 Catholic health units consisting of 54 hospitals, 83 health centers and 311 clinical dispensaries plus more than 46 programs for Community Based Health and Orphaned and Vulnerable Children scattered all over Kenya's 224,962 square miles [93]-- an area larger than any US state in the lower 48 except for Texas at 268,601 square miles [94].

Both were orphans from distant planets who were sent to Earth as children (hello, Superman) when their home planets were being sucked into a black hole.

He continues, «I want to tell the story of Norma Jean as a central figure in a fairytale; an orphan child lost in the woods of Hollywood, being consumed by that great icon of the twentieth century.»

Putting a fresh twist on familiar genre concepts, this coming - of - age thriller follows Anna (Bel Powley), an orphaned teenager who escapes her troubled upbringing at the hands of an abusive caretaker (Brad Dourif) who cements her fear of a child - eating monster known as the Wildling.

Planetary rules and prejudices are unknown or at least unappreciated by Adam, an orphan from below, and Eden, a girl from above, who begin a friendship as children at the mountaintops where their worlds are closest.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople follows the story of Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison), an orphaned city kid described as «a really bad egg» by his Child Protection Officer Paula, who having been dropped off at his new home, finds it lacking and decides to run away.

The emotionally naked Hawkins is unforgettable as Elisa, an orphan who was abused as a child (her vocal chords were cut) and now makes a living cleaning up messes at an underground government facility in Baltimore, circa 1962.

John Derek co-starred in Ray's 1949 social drama Knock on Any Door and plays a variation of the same role as Davey Bishop, a young man orphaned as a child and raised by the community, passed around among the families of his small town of Madison.

These range from horror films, such as the House of Wax (2005) remake, which has Paris Hilton hilariously impaled by a metal pole (no, that's not a euphemism) to Orphan (2009), a gloriously silly and overstated horror film involving a killer child.

A settlers» child who was orphaned, left with trappers, then brought up as an Indian, he hones and balances his senses to a tomahawk's edge.

Orphaned in Africa as a child born to English parents, she returns to their homeland as a refugee, fleeing a violent civil war.

Orphaned as a child, Steve is a spunky soul who refuses to run from a fight — even if he is clearly losing the battle.

An extraordinary Sally Hawkins is Elisa, an orphan discovered by the banks of a river, her neck scarred from the removal of her larynx as a child.

She steps in as Ila, a young woman who was orphaned as a child, adopted by Noah and Naameh, and ultimately grows up to fall in love with their eldest son, Shem (Douglas Booth).

The Kid is less uproarious than later Chaplin efforts, serving more as a testing ground as it offers a charming yet tough - minded tale in which the Tramp locates an orphaned baby amidst the tenement rubble and, after much deliberation, elects to raise the child as his own.

... The White Knights, by Our Children director Joachim Lafosse, stars Vincent Lindon as the director of an NGO orphan - rescue mission in Darfur and Valérie Donzelli as a journalist who covers what proves to be a botched operation...

He has a seeming fondness for catching orphans, locking them in the tiny cell in his office, and having the police ship them away to the local orphanage for even the most petty of crimes (As it turns out, Gustav himself is an orphan, and a fate similar to the one he imposes upon these children taught him order and a certain kind of heartlessness).

It also speaks to the larger situation, as many more children will be orphaned by the Holodomor.

Robert Mitchum gives a fire and brimstone performance as a demonic con man in preacher man's robes who stalks two children in search of treasure, and Lillian Gish is a tough but tender shepherd of lost sheep orphans.

Plot: This adaptation of Daniel Handler's best - selling children's novels follows a trio of Baudelaire orphans as they find themselves perpetually hounded by the mysterious and sinister Count Olaf, hell - bent on landing the orphans» inherited fortune.

Both women are essentially defined by their relationships with men; they have endured financial woes and are orphans who were adopted into the same family as children.

At only 65 minutes long, the wonderful stop - motion focusses on an orphaned child, known as Courgette.

The story begins with Jane as an orphaned child.

It's not a given that a middle - class family would take in a homeless bear, despite Paddington's aunt Lucy (voice of Imelda Staunton) assuring the young bear that the British people took in orphaned and homeless children and treated those children as their own during a great war many years ago.

I've been working with orphaned and HIV - positive children and teenagers in South Africa, realizing their difficulties in coping with death and grief as well as their suicidal inclinations.

Along with a voluntary association created by teachers and students of the An - Najah National University, where our colleague Ruth works as a volunteer teacher, she devotes her time to know the situation of refugee children and orphans.

Trailed by religious zealots and under intense media scrutiny, the orphans and their new caregivers are forced into seclusion, even as the children's behavior grows more unsettling.