Even after he was no longer fit to teach, Carter regularly attended services, his wheelchair positioned next to the front pew as his lead agent sat behind him in a folding chair.
“One Sunday in particular, the sermon was talking about making the world a better place,” Don Witham recalled. “And [the former president] very quietly, put down his head and said, ‘I’ve tried,’ to himself. And I reached forward with both my hands and put them on his shoulders, and I said, ‘And sir, you’ve succeeded.’”
This man helped eradicate the Guinea worm.
That alone should grant him Sainthood.
HfH is the reason I own my own home. Biggest life changer for me.
YOU can do it to! Call your local HfH and ask, go to the first meeting, apply.
Well, unfortunately, what he is actually doing is likely drooling and suffering in a room at the hospice care facility. But it’s cool HfH did that to recognize him.
You’re not wrong…. But he’s still involved. (Habitat for humanity has been one of Carters favorites for a long time. Longer than I’ve been alive.)
He’s still calling for updates, though.
