Packages
Hi, I'm Azusa. Many Japanese send used clothes, bags, toys, notebooks and pens for our scholars.
Packages are kept in a contena.	Oneday, boys came to get clothes to go to school.
They were excited to get clothes.		He'd found clothes he needed.
We can not buy new clothes and bags for scholars. They use to find their needs in these packages.
He was trying clothes he got.		We got same bags for our scholling !
When we got packages,	we checked inside.	Scholer helped us after they came back from their school.
It's hard to check a lot of packages. Thank you for helping ! Girl also got bags for schooling.
In the men's dome They were singing after supper.		Thank you for sending many chothes, bags, notebooks, and pens for scholars. We are very happy,

Weekend
Hi, I'm Azusa. A scholer missed her mother and visited home on a weekend. The other scholor was also invited with 2 friends by her benefactor who lived in Davao.
Aug. 14, 2015 Calinan
A scholer went back home	to meet her mother.	We passed by banana plantation.
	It's her house.	"I'm home !"
		Her mother was a vegetables vendor.
Enjoy with your family !		Then, they were going to Davao.
		Our lunch
Aug. 14-16, 2015
We bought fish on the way.		He helped his parents.
It's supper time !		A college student from Japan arrived at Davao in the next morning.
We took a picture with a benefactor. Thank you for inviting scholars at Davao !
Aug. 16 Calinan
A mother and children	Did you enjoy in home ?	With her small brother
		We would go back to school. See you again.
They were going back to MCL. Thank you for taking care of them on whole weekend, Houseparent san.
We were home !

Visiting at MCL
Hi, I'm Azusa. How are you ? Mｒ.Tattsu visited us the beginning of August.
The welcome party	She gave the welcome message for him.	They also gave songs.
Tattsu san brought	3 balls for us !
Salamat kaayo !
A scholar tried to repair the goal.
Eating together	Talking together	With Tomosan
We love FURIKAKE !	If we have Furikake,	we can eat a lot of rice !
Under the tree of ranbutan Thank you for visiting us ! See you again !

Children in Kiatao
Hi, I'm Azusa. They were children in Kiatao, where a visitor on August stayed over night.
	Kiatao was a small village in Arakan.
There was a day care center that MCL had built.
They were Manobo.
It's a primary school.	Children from grade 1 to grade 4.
		Thank you for playing with us a lot !

Home stay
Hi, I'm Azusa. A visitor, Tattsu san, visited his scholar.
Aug. 1, 2015 Lanao Kuran
The scholar comes from Kiatao, a small village in Arakan. He stays at Lanao Kuran to go to his high school. When we visited the dome at Lanao Kuran, he could meet his scholar. The next day, he visited his house in Kiatao.
Aug 2-3, 2015 at Kiatao
Before arriving at Kiatao,	he bought some bananas.	Wow, it's a nice view !
		It took 3 houres from MCL to Kiatao.
Take some coffee ! Then, they talk a lot. How is your school ? What is your dream ?	The scholar was very very happy to see his benefactor.
The Kitchen	Mom cooked a chiken for us.	Children helped mom.
	It looks very tasty !	Lami kaayo !
The next day, he went back to the school at 6:00 in the morning.		The coffee time in the morning
The parents were preparing for breakfast.
It's time to eat !	Beans and nodle	After breakfst, we had to go.
Before going back, he took pictures with the scholar's family.
		Please come back again ! Thank you for visiting our villege.

The Renovation Has Done.
Hi, I'm Azusa. How are you ? We have a boarding house for girls at Lanao Kuran in Arakan. Because of rain and wind, the building was broken. So, we renovated the bording house.
May 2015　Before the Renovation
August 1, 2015　Lanao Kuran
Let's go to Arakan with sign boards !	After the opening ceremony at Kalapanit,	we went to Lanao Kuran.
The new boarding house	It's made with cement.	Our room !
	Thank you for help the renovation of the building. Girls who came from small villeges in mountains lived in this boarding house to go to the high school.
The new kichen	Lunch break !	Nami ! (It's tasty !)
		Visitors can also sleep in the boarding houce. Welcome to visit us !
A visitor, Kazuki, would go back to Japan next day.	We had to say good bye at that time...	Please take care !
Thank you for coming to MCL. We had a lot of good memories with you.

Turn Over of Kalapanit DCC
Hi, I'm Azusa. We had the opening ceremony of the new day care center at Kalapanit in Arakan.
August 1, 2015　at Kalapanit
We took breakfast at 5:00 in the morning.	We brought the sign boerd for the new DCC.	Let's go ! It's 5:30 already.
The center of Arakan	We were still placticing telling stories.	Oh my goodness ! A river was overflowed....
After 3 hours from MCL,	we arrived at Kalapanit.	The new day care center
		We really enjoyed the nice view !
The Story Telling
"Hi, we are MCL !"	Let's sing songs with us !	♪♫♩
I read 'Sampaguita Garland' written by Tomo san.
Sing songs again !	Parents also ristened our songs and stories.	Try to enjoy picture books !
Scholars told stories	with picture books	for children.
The Opening Ceremony
Let's start the opening ceremony !	Children in the day care center	The MCL president, April san
The singing ceremony		The cutting ribbon
Akira san, thank you	t for the new day care center !	Take some breads !
		At the last, the sign board was put on the building.
We also had a break....	Good job !	After that, we would go to Lanao kuran.
		Thank you for the story telling ! We enjoyed lintening stories.

In the Rain
Hi, I'm Azusa. We have some showers every day in rainiy season. Children love showers because...
		It's the place for drying rice.
But we usually enjoy playing basket ball,
playing tag,	and long rope jumping !
When we have a shower,	the floor of cement become	very slippery !
A visitor from Japan, Kazuki, was playing together with children.
We eat a lot, study hard, and play well !

Harana
Hi, I'm Azusa. We sing songs for friends' birthday in the very early morning. It's called 'Harana'.
July 26, 2015
It's about 5:00 in the morning...	We got togrther in front of the second house.	We sung songs to a friend who became 13 years old today.
We started singing.	He was shy.	Our guiterist
	After singing, We gave messages for his birthday. We called that 'Wish'.
Brothers, sisters, friends, and Tomo san gave 'Wish' for him.
It took just 30 min. It's still cold in the early morning.
Daily life in MCL
Breakfast	With a house parent
Sakrako & Kazuki who were 16 years old	visited at MCL	from Japan.
Cleaning	Our office	Lunch break
Right after eating lunch, we had to go school for afternoon class. Bye !

The construction of Kalapanit Day Care Center
Hi, I'm Azusa. How are you ? Mr.Akira, the visitor on the biginning of July, had donated a day care centor at Kalapanit in Alakan. I want to share how we built the day care center at Kalapanit.
May 2015 Check the place
Here was Kalapanit.	It's a beautiful villege on a mountain.	It's a day care senter at that time.
		It's a villege of Manobo.
June 2015 Construction
He brought a bag of cement.		Children liked our car.
After construction, we painted the inside,
Children were interested in painting.
We couldn't celebrate the turn over on July 4th because Army were there.   But we extended the turn over on August 1st. We were excited about the turn over !

Delivering School Supplies③
Hi ! I'm Azusa. How are you ? A donetor of 4 day care center sent money to buy school supplies for children who were learning at these day care centers. We had already delivered school supplies for 3 day care center at July 6 and 15, then we delivered notebooks and pencils to the last daycare center.
July,16 2015 at Bulod Day Care Center
We brought a lot of notebooks and pencils.	The Muslim scholars went together to cereblate for the end of Ramadan with their family.	We went to Bulod day care center at Pikit, the Muslim area.
Children at Bulod were learning at the temporary day care center because the orwner of the land we built the center wanted to be back the land.    Today, when MCL donate a day care center building, we ask a owner of a land to donate the land for their community to aboid a land probrem later.
		She was a Muslim staff in MCL.
The woman was the day care teacher.
"What is this....?"
The teacher asked MCL, "Please bring beach sandals and bags for choidren with notobooks and pencils."
Thank you for sending school supplies for us. We would do our best !

Take Our Pictureｓ！
Hi !　I'm Azusa. How are you ? Scholars love being taken pictures. I introduce about scholars who live in the Main House in MCL.
We are good friends !

Lechon Manok and Birthday Party on June
Hi ! I'm Azusa. How are you ? Mr. Akira, a visitor on the beginning of July, gave us Lechon Manok(Roast chicken). And we celebrated those who were born on June with bihun and chocolate cakes. We were excited very much because they are special !
Enjoying Lechon Manok
Birthday Party on June
They were very very tasty. Thank you !

Delivering School Supplies②
Hi ! I'm Azusa. A donetor of 4 day care center sent money to buy school supplies for children who were learning at these day care centers. We had already delivered school supplies for 2 day care center at July 6, then we delivered notebooks and pencils the 3rd daycare center
July 15, 2015 At Datu Inda Day Care Center
It took about 2 hours by car from MCL to the DCC.	At Datu Inda in Arakan	A staff brought a box of school supplies.
He opened the box and told childrens that these notobooks and pencils were gifts from the donator of this building.
		A teacher started story telling with book. It's a cute cat on the black bord.
Thank you for giving a lot of notebooks and pencils for us !
At Greenhills high school in President Roxas
We visited at Greenhills high school before going back to MCL to get copy of scholars' grade cards. We would send them to their benefactors We had 11 scholars in the highschool. We could enjoy very nice view.
The Muslim scholars had finished fasting in Ramadan. They went back to their home for praying with their families. They would come back to MCL on next Sunday. See you soon !

Before June, 2015