These are some of the girls and women who are involved weekly in an after-school SMM program at Jefferson Elementary School, which is across the street from the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor).
On Thursdays the girls are encouraged to wear their green SMM shirts to school all day, and at 3:45 p.m. they have an after-school program which includes crafts, snacks, a Bible story, games, and more.
Miriam Pacheco (second from left, back row) is the leader of the program. WLGBC is making a concerted effort to reach out to Jefferson School families this year, with many church people being involved in daytime reading programs, after-school tutoring, and mom-to-mom mentoring, particularly with young Hispanic mothers.