Finding a godmother
Patricia Sands grew up in Waterbury. She started going to church on her own at age 7, because her parents weren’t church goers.
She met Darlene Riddick at the Macedonia Church of the Living God. Riddick was assigned to watch out for Sands. She taught her how to ride the bus, invited her over for sleepovers, and fostered her faith.
Sands recalls when Riddick became her godmother. Riddick approached Sands’ mother and said, I love Trish, I want to be a part of her life, more than I’m doing right now. Riddick asked if she could be her godmother, in part because she’d never had godparents of her own. She wanted to be there for Sands.