Sentences with phrase «orphaned children run»

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Since then they have established an adoption fund and have teams of people who are raising money, running marathons for orphaned children, and partnering with other churches both locally and globally to bring hope to orphans.

A current campaign has focused on the need to ban the adoption of Russian orphans by American couples: Pravda has been running stories about how these children may end up in lesbian or homosexual households.

Orphanages are located in urban centers; orphans and abandoned children in rural areas (who account for around 85 % of the total orphan population) do not have access to these state - run institutions.

Meanwhile in a house for orphans run by a fanatic bent on stamping out wizards (Samantha Morton), two children attract the attention of the Director of Magic Security (Colin Farrell, not looking hugely comfortable in this world of make - believe).

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.

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

The new autobiography is a companion to Snicket's wildly popular series of books about the depressing misadventures of the orphaned Baudelaire children, who are constantly on the run from Count Olaf, a man best described as, well, icky.