Before Feb. 2016


Harana



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had Harana at Feb.14, 2016.

 

At Kitchen

 

It's their birthday today.
 

     
 

Singing by tribes, Muslim,
 

Manobo,
 

and Bisaya


 「Wish」
 

I wish your dreams come true...
 

I wish you have the good future...
     
   

She started crying....
 

Happy Birthday!

from a house parent🎂
     



 
 From Children in MCL



HappyValentine's Day!
I'm Azusa.

We are fine.
  
 

At the main house
 

We made
 

a big Valentine's day card !
   

At 7:00

We are going to
our high school !


We wanna sing
one song
before going to school.
 

On Sunday

We help homework
for one boy.
 

But
we are singing !
 
   

We sing under a tree.
 

We are good friends !
 

I thought I'd washed my chothes...

 

I thought so too.
 

Have a nice day !


 
Harana



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We gave songs for her 8th birthday.
  
 

Feb. 7, 2016

 

at 5:00 AM
 

at the 3rd house

 

Singing by tribes

Muslim


Manobo


 Bisaya

   

「Wish」
     
 

Before eating breakfast,
 

we sing 'Happy Birthday'
 

again.
 

We are full !
 

We have no class today !
 

Let's play !




Good Morning !



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We get up very early when we have classe.

 

Good moening !
 

We get up at 4:30
 

to take a bath.
   
     
 

Then, we eat breakfast
 

at 6:00 !
 

We are already hungry !
 

We eat a lot
 

from morning.
 

Have a nice day !




  Washing Clothes

  

Hi, I'm Azusa.

Children wash their clothes by their hands.

     
 

Our well

 



We have to wash many clothes today.
     
 

He enjoys
 

playing

 

with bubble.
 
 

After washing,

 

they play.
 

She trys arranging books,
 

but starts reading them.
 

Have a nice weekend !



The Story Telling 

  

Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had a story telling at Jan. 30.

 

Hi-Hi !
 

Let's listen stories...
 

   
 

I'll tell the handmade story

 

that a MCL scholar made.
 

 

We enjoyed stories !

 
 

Have a nice weekend !



Harana  



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had Harana at Jul. 25.

 

It's about 4:00 on Monday.

 

at the 3rd house
 

 

The girl became 11 years old.

 

Songs by Muslim,


Manobo,


 and Bisaya

 

「Wish」
 

Your family will be fine.


 Study hard
and
make your dreams come true.
 

She started crying.



Thank you for
singing for me!
 


I'm still sleepy...
 
   

Have a nice day !


  
The Story Telling

  

Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had the story telling on Saturday.



Hi-Hi !
 

Hello-Hello !
 

Do you wanna listen stories ?
   
     
     
 

We enjoyed stories !

 

Good night...
 

See you tomorrow !


We practice telling stories too.
 
   



  Before Supper

  ]

Hi, I'm Azusa.

We are fine.

 

After paying with friends,
let's wash clothes !
 

We enjoy washing clothes.
 
   
     
     
     
 

We are full.....

 

Good night.....
 


  
Cleaning

 

 Hi, I'm azusa.

Last December,
we cleaned our garden.

 

It's Saturday morning🌼

We cleaned our gardens
with friends.
   
   
     
     
     
 

We are hungry !
 

Let's eat breakfast


 After cleaning !


  
The Weekend



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

How are you?
We are fine.

 

Washing clothes with friends
   
   


Talking together...
 
 

Singing together...
 
   

We enjoy everyday !

     



  
Home Visiting



Hi, I'm Azusa.

Staff visited home of a scholae who was a Bila-an.

  
Jan. 12, 2016 at Makilala 
 

She was a scholar
who went to school from home.

 

But she wanted to stay at MCL
to go to school.



And staff visited their family.
 

He was their father.

 

He said it's hard to eat 3 times a day.
 

They wanted to be scholars too.
     
 

After that, we visited her high school
 

to transfar school.
 

     
 

It's lunch time.


Students enjoyed their lunch break.
 

   

We came back to MCL.


Children were enjoying after school
.
 

Sweet dreams☽🌠


It's cold at nights on January.


  
Harana



Hi, I'm Azusa.

It's Harana at Jan. 9.
  
 

At the 3rd house
 

 

Today is her birth day.
 

Singing by tribes, Muslim


Manobo


Bisaya


 「Wish」
 

From her sister
 


     
 



 

Thank you for singing for me !
 
 

It's no class today.

 

Let's practice the guitar♪
 

Have a nice day !




Harana 



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had Harana at Jan. 9.

     
 

At the main house
 



Today is her birthday.


Songs by tribe, Muslim


 
 

Manobo
 

Bisaya
 

「Wish」
 

I wish you will be fine this year...
 

Your dreams come true...
 

Thank you for Harana !

 

 

They are waiting taking a bath.
 

He cooks rice for the breakfast.
 

 

Have a nice day !


  
The Christmas Season


  
Hi, I'm Azusa.
It's the Christmas season in MCL.

 

Before the party,
 

children practiced the dance
 

everynight.
   
 

Some benefactores

 

sent gifts
 

for their scholars.
     
     
   
    

Thank you for supporting us.

We are very happy !




The Christmas Party③  



Hi, I'm Azusa.

After exchange gifts, we enjoyed snacks.

     
 

We enjoyed our perty very much !
 







 At Dec.17
 

They had Christmas parties
 

in their crass room too.
     
 

Have a fun

 

with class mates !


 



The Christmas Party②  



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We exchanged gifts with friends in the party.

 

We prepared gifts before the party !

 

 



 We called names of friends

 

to give gifts.


     
     


Let's open !

 
 

 

We were very happy

 

to get Christmas presents.
 


  
The Christmas Party①



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had a Christmas Party at MCL.
  
Dec.17, 2015
 

We are ready to enjoy the party !
 

Hi-Hi !
 

Hello-Hello !



Songs by the 3rd house team A
 



 

The main house team
 

 
 

The 2nd house team

 

 

The 3rd house team B
     
 

Enjoy Christmas songs♪
 

After singing, we'll exchange gifts📦
 

Who will give for me...?


  
Coming Back Children

 

 Hi, I'm Azusa.

Scholars has come back to MCL at Jan. 3rd.

 

What are they ?

 

Dolls and...
 

a lot of clothes !
   
     
     


Enjoy playing with friends !
 

We are sisters !
 

Have a nice day!

Going Back to Arakan 



 Hi, I'm Azusa.

They are children who went back to Arakan.

 

Going back to Mountains...

 

It's Antipas.
 

Bye bye !
 

See you next year !
 

It's so hot on the back of the car


that we're a little tired...


 Here's Dororoman.
 

We'll go back to
 

Kiatao and Kalapanit.
 

It's the center of Arakan.

 

 

How many persons can ride on a bike ?
 


 

 


 5 and bags !
 

A house parent came together
 

to help childen found bikes.
     
 

Enjoy your vacation !
 

 
 

We eat our meals
 

at kitchen
 

after scholar has gone.


  
Going Back Home



 Hi, I'm Azusa.

Scholars went back their home for the Christmas vacation.


Dec.18, 2015 
 

We have many things to bring to home.
 

 

See you next year !
 

I wish if I could drive...

 

Are'nt we cool ?


Are we ready to go !?


Bye bye !
 
 

We, Muslim, will go with a different car.
 

Those who go to Arakan side are
almost Manobo.
     
     
 

After leaving from MCL...
 
 

The next stop is Antipas...


  
Harana



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had Harana this morning.


Dec.29, 2015 at MCL 
 

Although children went back their home,
 

we came to sing
 

for her birth day !
 

「Wish」 from staff

 

You'll be fine...


Happy family...
     
 

From a scholar too
 

Salamat kaayo !
 

 

Until children will come back
 

at the next weekend,
 

there are few people in MCL...


  
The Morning We Went Home



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We prepared to going back our home.


Dec.18, 2015 at MCL
     
 

We cook rice for lunch
 

because our home are far.




I coom for breakfast in the kitchen

 


 

We prepare banana leaves
for lunch boxes.
 

I've taken a bath.
 

 

We are ready to go back !

 

Rice hac cooked !

Come and take
your lunch !
 

We wrap rice and fish
by banana leaves.
 
     
 

Bye bye for a while...

 

See you the next year !
 

Let's go !


  
Turn Over of DCC



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had Turn Over of Day Care Center.
  

Dec.19, 2015 at Binay, Magpet


 It took about 30 min by car from MCL.
 

We started the Turn Over by prayer.


Cutting the ribbon


 Hi-Hi !
 

We are MCL !
 

Let's dance together !
 

We brought
 

some stories for you
 

from our library.
     
     


 Children at Binay
 

Scholars from the Kidapawan BDH
 

joined the story telling too.


  
Harana



 Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had a birthday serenade at Dec.24.
 
 

Most scholars went back their home

 

to stay with family this season,
 

but we came to sing for a girl.
 

Singing with the piano🎹
 

「Wish」


You'll be in good health・・・
 

From a friend

 

From father
 

From mother
   

Are you crying, sister...?

She was so happy having Harana
that she cried.
       

Happy 6th Birthday🎂

We wish
you have a good year !



  
Turn Over of DCC④



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We also had the turn over of
Dona Regina day care center
in the afternoon of the same day.
  
 

Hi-Hi!
We are MCL!

Let's sing and dance
together!


🎶♬♪♫♩🎶♪♩🎶♫🎶♬♩♪🎶
 

Do you want to
lieten stories ?

We tell stories for you...
 
   
     
 

Have some breads after stories !
 

She was also our scholar
who lived there.
 

Then, the ceremony was started.
     
     
 

It's time to go back to MCL...

See you again !
 



 
Turn Over of DCC③ 

  

Hi, I'm Azusa.

Our scholars were enjoying at Lais day care center.

     
   
     
 

They gave us some vegetables !
 

Salamat kaayo !
 

We moved to the next day care center.


  
Turn Over of DCC②



Hi, I'm Azusa.

At first, we did the turn over at Lais.
  
  
Lais Day Care Center
 

Scholars told stories for children at Lais.

 

Hi-Hi !


We are MCL !
 

Who want to listen stories ?
 

Listen well !
 

We'll ask questions after stories !
     
 
 
 
     
 

The ribbon cutting

 

and signiture
 
   
 

Then, we had lunch❤
 



We will have one more
turn over of DCC !



Turn Over of DCC  



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had Turn Over of 2 day care centers at Santa Maria.
  
 

Good morning !
 

We left from MCL at 4:00


 and arrived at Lais about 8:00.


 It's the day care center we donated.
 

The breakfast


We worked for the last part before
the Turn Over.
 

MCL csholars and staff
worked together.
 

 
     
    
 

It's not hard if we worked together !
 

We've done !


The next, we had the ceremony...
  
Halana



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had Halana at Dec.14.
  
 

It's abut 4:30 in the morning...

 

We got together at the main houce
 

to sing birthday songs.
   

It's her birthday today.



Singing by tribes, Bisaya
 

Muslim
 



 

Manobo
 

 

「Wish」

 

Smile always !
     
 

From Tomo san
 

Thank you for Halana...
 

Happy Birthday🎂

The General Meeting



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had the general meeting at Dec.13 in MCL.



It's the last meeting in 2015.


College scholars got together


for the Scholars' Day in MCL.
     
   

Scholars from the Kidapawan boarding houce
dance with Chiristmas songs🎶
 

OB also came to MCL

 

to reunion.
 

We, small children enjoyed
the meeting too !
 

The lunch time

 

 


We are hungry !


 We cooked for the lunch

 

and we helped too.
 

Itadakimasu !
     
     
     
 

We are very happy to see
friends i n the meeting.

 

We enjoyed the meeting.
 

See you !


  Our Dinning

  

Hi, I'm Azusa.

We are fine.

     
   
     
     
 

 

Because we ate alot,
 

we could be taller...


Halana



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had halana this morning.
  


 Good morning....

 

I'm still sleeping....
 

We started singing about 4:15.
 
 

Singing by Muslim,

 

Manobo,
 

and Bisaya


'Wish'

 

You will have the good future...
 

Don't give up until finishing your school.
 

From a house parent
 

From Tomo san
 

Happy Birthday !

     

Have a nice day !
  
Christmas Gifts

 

Hi, I'm Azusa.

Scholars in MCL got clothes from packages.
 
    

They picked clothes for themselves up.
   
     
 

We are very
 

very happy
 

with new clothes.
   

Thank you for sending
a lot of chothes for us !


  
At MCL



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We are fine.
  
   

A scholar got gifts
from his benefactor.

Thank you very much
supporting our scholars.


Her benefactor sent
a message and some pictures.

She was so happy
that she could see
her benefactor's face.


 We are home !

High school students
came back from
their school.
   
     
 

He also just came back
from elementary school
and played the guiter
🎶
 
 

We are cooking supper.
 

 

We are hungry !
 

We had a power cut
aftre supper.

So, we enjoyed singing !

Good night....
 
 
 
 

  Halana
  


Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had Halana for a daughter of staff.


Dec.1,2015 at MCL  
 

It's 4:15 in the morning....

 

We started singing for a girl.


 

After singing,
 

we gave 'Wishes'
 

for her.
     
 

She was crying

 

when her parents gave Wishes.


 The sunrise
 

Time for cleaning

 

We'll go to school.
 

Have a nice day !

The Story Telling  
  


Hi, I'm Azusa.

We have a story telling every saturday night.


 
Hi-Hi !

Do you want to linten stories ?

 

About 4-5 scholars give stories
every saturday.
 

Let's get startsd a story...
   
     
     
     
 

They also practice

 

to be good story tellers.
 

Good night☆



 The Weekend

  

Hi, I'm Azusa.

We are fine.


 

When we don't have class,

 

we enjoy talking friends.
 

 

Washing cloths

 

Girls like playing Chinese jump rope.


     
 

At Kidapawan Catholic Church

 

 

 

We are really looking forward to
going back to home
on the Christms holiday.
 


Kitchen Garden



Hi, I'm Azusa.

It's our kitchen garden.
  


 We started harvesting

 

mongo beans.
 



They're mongo.
 
 

We creaned glasses
 

enjoying talking with friends.
     
   

It's time to eat !

Let's go to the dining !
     


 We cooked our breakfast.
 



Have a nise day ☺
 
Drawing 



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We like drawing !
  


Wow, she met her mother...
 
 

What shall we draw ?
 

We enjoy with friends.
 

 
 

Before going to school,
I wanna draw.

We show our pictures !


   
     
   
 

 
I thought they were drawing too,
 

but they were studying.
 
   

What will I draw the next...


Before Supper
  


Hi, I'm Azusa.

We play before supper every day.



It's around 5:00p.m.

 

Let's play
 

until supper !
   
     
     
   

At kitchen
 

When it's dark,
it's time to eat !
 

We enjoy having supper together.

Have a nece weekend !
 



This Morning
  


Hi, I'm Azusa.

We are fine.

 
Nov.26, 2015 at MCL 


We had halana this morning.
 

It's 4:00


at the 3rd house.
 

Today was her birthday.

 

It's cool
 

in early morning.
     
 

「Wish」

 

I wish we can finish our study.
 

Thank you for halana...


 Time to eat !

 

After breakfast,
 

let's go to school !
     
 

I don't have class today
and stay in MCL.

Have a nise day☻
  


The Day of Bird Hunting 

  
 

Allow to kod pongannup

 

Nohaa oraroy si Jojo
su tintollok don mandon.
 

Sokkad no allow, id osseng dos amoy ni
Jojo, to od ondiyon sikandan to oweg
simag amoy od mongannup to bayoku.



 Pogkosimag....
 

Id sollom-sollom, si Jojo id gimata su od
pogali pa sikandin to binggala, kosila, gabi,
uwoy, uvi para poniudto ran diyon to oweg.



Id logkiyat sikandan to ika siyow to
sollom, id sakay sikandan to kavow.
 

Noin-inniyat don si Jojo no od
pongannup.
 

Id taaw ron ni Jojo do's mgo yamba amoy od lotunan to boyaku.
Owoy id bovaa sikandan to'd ollassan dan.

 

Id nonawwan si Jojo to amoy rin to
kod pongannup diyon to oweg.
 

Kopomga, id kaan sikandan to inowtu ran
(tannow) ran no mgo kosila, kopunga id
oimolloy sikandan daom to dakkoon kayu.

 

Moud-uraa ud boyaku dos noangoy ran.
Taman to mapun.
 

Od komaoun don man,
nonopumdom sikandan no od uli su id angat
hos inoy woy ari rin diyon to baoy.

 

Id uliron sikandan,
id sakoy to kavow.
 

Id kaan mandon sikandan to logutmun
no id ilutu to amang din.
 

Id dilutu ron sikandan to id lavung dan
su mosukirom don.
 

Noha oraroy sikandan no id kaan.
Taman, id tinuhon than don.
 

Kotoosan si Jojo nod pongannuop sunud
no mgo timpu.



  

Kaay reen taman. Nopongnga ron.



It's a story of the bird hunting
of Manobo in summer.

Jojo goes to the bird hunting
with father in the story.

Boys in MCL drew these pictures.

Enjoy the story in Manobo
like MCL children enjoy story books
in Japanese or English.



  
The Foundation Day



Hi, I'm Azusa.

Scholars enjoyed the foundation day of
Manongol high school.


Nov.19, 2015 at Manongol National High School
 

Students made 4 teams.

 

They danced by teams.


The yellow team
 

The red team
 

MCL scholars also joined dancing.
 

They were good dancers !

 

Taking a break
 

House parents came to watch
their children.

 

The teams green



The team blue
 
   

Scholars watched friend's dance.
 

They took long time for today.

We enjoyed their dancing very much.

 
   

Then, we ehjoyed bands by students.

A MCL guitarist joined in the band
.
 

They came from the elementary school
to watch the festival.



He played an electric guitar today.

 

MCL scholars were
watching him seriously.
 

We enjoyed our foundation day !
 

With a houseparent
 

We're home !

We enjoyed the foundation day too !



Dish Washing



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We wash our dishes after eating.
  
 

It's time to eat !

 

We are hungry !
 

   
 

It's tasty !

 

Let's clean tables !
 
 

I'm a witch !

 
 

We enjoy dish washing.
 

Good job !

 
 

   

Good night !
 

Sweet dreams🌛


  
Nothing Special



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We just enjoy our life in MCL.



We don't have class today.
 
 

Let's sing !
 

I'm happy to have a candy🍬
 

I alao don't have class.

 

I wanna try playing the guitar too.


Let me play !
 

Before supper,

 

friends came back from the school
 

and enjoyed singing
.
   

Lately, it's getting dark early.
 

They got birthday cards

 

from the benofactor.
 

Wow !


Let me see !

 

Let me see !
 

Thank you for supporting us.
     



Drying Rice



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We dry rice after harvesting.

 

We have some rice fields

 

and grow rice for ourselves.
 

 

Ahter the harvest,
 

we bring rice to MCL

 

and dry under the sun.
   

Because we may have rain
in the afternoon,
we have to start drying
from the morning.
 

Scholars also help drying
 

after class.
 

 



 

Sometimes staff gives some snacks.


After work, we play !
 

They got letters from their benafactors

 

and they were very happy.


Thank you for suppoeting us.

  
The Weekend



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We enjoyed the last weekend.



Before breakfast...
 

He was learning playing the guiter.
 




After breakfast, we enjoyed singing too.
 
 
 

 

Small boys wanted to play the guiter



like brothers.

 

Taking out lices
 

Girs were playing in front of the office.

 
 
 

We precticed tellng stories at the night.



The girl who was 6 years tried too.
 

     
   
 

They were good at telling stories.
 

 

Then, we watched film🎥



We enjoyed the weekend very much.
   

We will have class tomorrow!



 
Harana

 

 Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had 'Harana' in front of the kitchen.


  Nov. 3, 2015 at MCL


It was about 4:30 in the morning...

 

We got gather in front of the kitchen


to sing Birthday Serenade.
     


 Where is the girl ?

 

She was cooking for our breakfast.
 

It's her 15th birthday.
 

Singing by tribes
 

'Wish'
 

I wish you have the good futere...
     
 

After 'Harana',
 

we cleaned our garden.
 

Have a nise day ☀


The Fire Drill 



  Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had a fire drill at MCL.


  Oct.27, 2015 at MCL


 2 fire men came from Kidapawan.

 

They taught
how to help friends from a fire.


Let's try !

     
 

We enjoyed the practice very much.
 

Then, we moved to our houses.


 

Waiting a fire...
 

A siren !

 

A fire !
 

Run, run !!
     
   

We were all saved !

Then, let's practice bucket brigades.
     
 

We liked the fire drill !
 

At last, we had miryenda ❤
 

We wished we would have a fire drill
tomorrow too...

   

Before the fire drill,
we got together to sing ♪

We love singing !



The Movie Night



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We enjoy watching a film

on Saturday night.
  


 Hi-Hi !
 

Before watcing a film,
 

we pratice telling stories.
   
     
     
 

After the prctice,
we prepare watching the film.


We love watshing films very much 🎥 ♥
 
     


Harana



Hi, I'm Ausa.

We had the birthday serenade this morning.

  
  
Nov.1, 2015 at MCL


 We woke up the girl with songs.

 

Waiting she came out


She had become 15 years old.


Singing by tribes, Muslim,

 
 

Bisaya,
 

and Manobo
 

Then, 'Wish'
 

I love you, Sister ♡
 

Stady hard together!

     
 

I'm shy, so wish with Sister...
 

From the house parent

 

Oh, are you crying !?
   

Don't cry...


My tear came out too...
     
    

Happy Birthday🎂

We wish you are always with love!

  
I.P. Day



Hi, I'm _Azusa.

We had 'I.P. Day' at Manongol elementery school.
  
  
Oct.21, 2015 at Manongol Elementery School

 
Good morning !

 

We have 'I.P. Day' today.


Please come and watch !
    

The dance of Manobo
by grade 5th students.

Our scholars did very well.
     
   
 

They were grade 4th.

They were singing the Manobo song.
 
 

She was grade 1st and boys were grade 5th.
 
 

The song by grade 3ed.


Grade 5th
 

Grade 6th
 

 

They were Muslim and also our scholars.

We enjoyed the Manobo day !
   
 


A house parent watched their show too,

 

I practice for the next time🎶
 

We ❤ singing !

Before Oct. 2015