My Dear Friends,
I am happy to send you an update on FCH as we prepare to begin a new school year.
We had a busy summer at the Children’s Village:
•  Our 9th grade students took the official state exams and all of them passed;
•  we opened our new commercial bakery with a big celebration;
•  we had a two-week summer camp for the children;
•  students needing extra tutoring were offered remedial classes; and
•  all the teachers at our school attended a two-week professional development seminar.

Over the past month the staff at the Village has been busy preparing for the new school year by
buying uniforms, school supplies, books, shoes, socks, etc.
This school year the Village School will add 12th grade, making the school K-12. Over 300 children
are enrolled including all the school-age children living at Rainbow of Love, several residents of Hope
Home, and around 250 neighborhood children. Thirty-seven students are in the Special Education
program. We have a waiting list of neighborhood children and would love to include some of them,
but space is very limited.

The Village school – The New Academy of Excellence – is living up to its name, offering children a
first-class education and making a significant impact in the community.
The new well at the Children’s Village continues to provide all the water we need. Alleluia!!! We had
3 “water days” with pools and a waterslide for the Children’s camp using water from the well. We are
happy with the capacity of the well and are praying it will not dry up when the rainy season ends.
C-Tech ended its 2026 academic year in August, and I was able to attend the grad ceremony. I will
be going to C-Tech later this month to help with preparations for the 2026 / 2027 year. Enrollment is
expected to be over 200, with 85 students in the campus dormitories when classes begin in
November.
We continue to thank the Lord for his faithful provision and protection in allowing us to do all
this. For everything we have, and everything we are able to do, we give Him glory.

We thank God for all of you every day. Your prayers, love, and support sustain us.
With love, Gladys
CFCH,