Srs. Imelda Ngwitu and Ancilla Abonyo interact with members of Holy Family Catholic Church’s American Heritage Girls troop, a Christian-based organization with a focus on leadership for girls. Through the group, Ngwitu and Abonyo, both from Nairobi, Kenya, got to know the small community of Blakely, Georgia, where they served as members of the Ohio-based Glenmary Home Missioners. Abonyo has since left the area, but Ngwitu still serves there. (Courtesy of Dorann Cobb) Situated in flat, rowcropped South Georgia nearly three hours south of Atlanta, the state’s bustling capital city, sits Blakely, population 5,000 people. Blakely is often called the peanut capital of the world, harkening to its production of the agricultural crop Georgia produces far more than of its iconic peaches. This is truly the deep South; it’s not a place where one would traditionally find a Catholic sister in her habit. In her flowing garments, Sr. Imelda Ngwitu cuts an unusual figure as she makes her way around town. Her days are filled with interaction and education serving out of the Holy Family Catholic Church. A worker with the Glenmary Home Missioners, based in Fairfield, Ohio, Ngwitu is following the con
