Even the former President of the United States can teach catechism

On Sunday, November 3, former US President Jimmy Carter taught a catechism class for children with the theme: Life after death . Former US President Jimmy Carter returned to his weekly catechesis on Sunday, November 3 at Maranantha Church after falling at home and having hip surgery a few weeks earlier, he was absent from catechesis. October 27th birthday.



Former US President Jimmy Carter teaches a seminary class at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia.

On Sunday, November 3, the Maranantha Baptist Church was more crowded than usual because of a catechesis by former President Jimmy Carter. Standing in front of a large audience of 400 people, the 95-year-old former president said he was calm before death.

At 95, just two weeks after hip surgery, former President Jimmy Carter is still active even on Sundays. He was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He taught Bible classes for children enrolled in catechism at Maranatha Baptist Church, Plains City, Georgia, Southeast. U.S. He spent 45 minutes teaching the Life After Death class based on Job's book in the Old Testament. He recovered from liver cancer diagnosed and operated on in 2015, former President Jimmy Carter confessed to catechists, he was calm before death because he believed in life after death.

Staying true to his commitment, former President Jimmy Carter began catechesis as a teenager at the age of 15 and continues to teach today. Pastor Tony Lowden is the pastor of this parish, he told the press, he asked the former President to take a break from teaching this Sunday because he just had an operation. But the former President definitely refused, he still taught Bible class every Sunday as usual. Referring to the initials of President JC (Jimmy Carter) as well as the initials of Christ (Jesus-Christ), the pastor said that the way “ JC imitates JC” was the most important thing he learned while working. pastor.

As the oldest former President, he spoke of his battle with brain cancer in 2015 and the progression of the disease beyond all expectations, saying: “Naturally I thought I was going to die. Of course I pray about this. I'm not asking God to let me live, but I'm asking God to give me the right attitude towards death. And I have found, I am completely at peace with death.”

On August 3, 2015, the doctors discovered that he had cancer, the melanoma had metastasized when they operated to remove a small part of the liver and they found that the cancer had spread to other organs including 4 small areas. top.

“I don't care if I live or die, except I will miss my family, my job at the Carter Center and Sunday catechism,” he said. All of this is so sweet.”



Former President Jimmy Carter signs the book "A Full Life: Thinking at 90" at Bookends on July 8, 2015, Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Doctors diagnosed the disease very early, according to experts, thus helping the former President to be lucky in fighting the disease, he started in August of the same year with radiation and chemotherapy.

In December 2015, during a meeting at the Carter Center, he said that all traces of the cancer had disappeared: “My latest brain IRM shows no trace of the original letter nor any other traces of the cancer. new sign.”

Former President Jimmy recovers from a fall, he rides a stroller as he arrives at Plains Church in Georgia. Maranatha Baptist Church posted on the parish's Facebook page that the former President has recovered and will be coming to the church to teach catechism.

The broken hip is the former president's third accident in recent months. In October 2019 he fell on his country farm in Georgie, and required several stitches on his forehead.

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter on the 25th anniversary of the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan at the Los Angeles Convention Center, February 6, 2015 | Photo : Getty Images

Despite falling several times, former President Jimmy Carter continued his projects. He and his wife will help build many homes, since 1984 they have built and repaired 4331 homes.