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President Jimmy Carter's Sunday School Class
at Maranatha Baptist Church
 One of the
highlights of our trip was a visit to Plains, Georgia, the
hometown of 39th President Jimmy Carter, just 10 miles from Americus.
On 2 or 3 Sundays a month, the former President makes a special
appearance at Marantha Baptist Church in Plains. Wearing his habitual
bolo tie and open-collared shirt, the Nobel Prize-winning elder
statesman deliverd his weekly Sunday School lesson to us and the few
hundred others assembled at the church. Carter discussed events of the
world and
the efforts of his Carter Center to resolve conflicts around the globe.
His unique perspective on national and international events was
entertwined with country wisdom and a little gospel. It was an
extraordinary experience.
 It was
amazing getting to see and hear the former leader of the free world
teach Sunday School in a small rural church. It was fascinating to see
how he conducts these regular classes with modesty and
with little fanfare, as if he were just a regular peanut farmer.
This was
truly a weekend we will never forget!
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Special Thanks to the
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BGHS
Class of 1970-1971-1972 and Friends Reunion:
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