In December 1923, 5 Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George came to America to serve at Fr. Dunne’s Home for Newsboys in St. Louis, MO. For 2 years they lived and worked with these boys, learning English and getting a start in this new land. Their roots were deep, planted in the soil of northern Germany, in a village called Thuine, yet they willingly answered the call to come to America.