Sarah Jakes, the daughter of Bishop T.D. Jakes, provides an update on her father after he suffered a health emergency during his sermon on Sunday.
While giving his sermon at The Potter’s House Church in Dallas, Bishop Jakes stopped preaching before he was seen shaking. Multiple people rushed to his side to help him. The incident of what happened has since gone viral.
Sarah Jakes has since shared some news about her father on her Instagram along with her husband, Touré Roberts. “Hey family, I know today’s been an interesting day for us, But we didn’t want to lay down without giving you all an update about how everything is going with Bishop,” they said.
Sarah also expressed gratitude for all of the prayers and heartfelt messages for her father and their family. “Yeah, we felt those prayers,” Touré added. “Obviously today could have been a tragic day. But it wasn’t by mercy of God, by the grace of God. Bishop is doing well. He’s recovering well. He’s under medical care. He’s strong. We’re trying to get him to sit down. He’s the strong Bishop that we know.”
Sarah added, “I’m so grateful that he’s already beginning to improve and I think it’s just a reminder even going into this holiday season week to love on the people who you hold near and dear and just take the time to be grateful for all the people God’s given you.”
The Potter’s House of Dallas also released a statement shortly after the health incident took place. See their post below.
We will continue to keep Bishop T.D. Jakes and his family in our thoughts and prayers.