108 Toombs County Magazine
LEFT Celester with her children Ryan,
Amber and Dominique. BELOW One
of Celester’s many talents is braiding
hair. It’s a hobby she has had since she
was seven. BOTTOM LEFT As a nurse at
Sally D. Meadows Elementary School,
“Nurse Bacon” has healed many a
physical and emotional wound with
her caring spirit.
grandchildren, seeks to establish her own legacy of
honoring God. During her children’s growing up years,
Celester was determined to have her two sons and
daughters involved in church. She states that they
remain her passion. In the early years, it was supporting
her children in whatever activity they were in from
baseball to cheerleading. Now that her children are
grown, she remains their biggest fan. While Celester says
her biggest calling is that of being a mother, she most
certainly wears many hats. From doing hair to nursing to
putting on stage plays, she stays immeasurably busy.
Celester established “Let it Be Real” Ministries when
she saw how moved people can be from stage plays.
Her first production was “I Know I’ve Been Changed.”
The story line was that of a woman who had learned
about God from an early age but had never surrendered
to Him. Through a string of bad relationships and drug
use, the woman had become bitter and angry until she
discovered a life line. A lady in a nail salon saw past
this woman’s tough exterior and invited her to church.
Resentful and rude, the woman reluctantly accepted
the lady’s invitation. She later had an encounter with
the Living God where she surrendered her life to Him.
After the production, “I Know I’ve Been Changed,”