Bishop T.D. Jakes, founder of The Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas, has reassured the public that he is unafraid of death as he spoke for the first time following a recent health scare.
In a statement shared on Wednesday evening, Bishop Jakes thanked his medical team and those who prayed for him after he fell ill during Sunday services at his church.
He expressed deep gratitude to God for sparing his life, clarifying that while his condition was not a stroke, it could have been fatal without divine intervention.
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“I’m so grateful. So grateful to y’all,” Jakes said emotionally, gesturing toward medical staff in blue scrubs.
“I’m not afraid to die. I don’t want to hurt my kids and the people who love me and my church that needs me. The world who called me and the God who sent me. Sometimes you just got to be grateful,” he said.
The 67-year-old pastor was reportedly delivering a sermon when he suddenly sat down and began trembling.
Concerned church members quickly surrounded him, and the live broadcast of the service was immediately cut off.
