Wednesdays for Kids Originally designed for adults, the Wednesday night program has become a time for young people. At first they came for arts and crafts, while their parents took time for fellowship and discussion. Then the situation changed dramatically when the parents, most without a college education, began to work the only times available to them nights and weekends. Welfare reform was the main reason. But the kids kept coming, so St. John s Spanish-speaking deacon, the Rev. Jackie Ponce, turned the night into Sonshine Time.
Ponce describes a recent evening.
The story is startling. Yeah, they say, I knew her. Their world is one of broken homes, of instability and injustice. But at least one night a week, Wednesday, they have a place to sing, feel love and pray. Graff emphasizes the important role of Ponce.