Exemplary preacher, Myles Munroe is dead. He died along with his wife, Ruth, Daughter Charisa and six others in a plane crash.
He was on the way to an event his
ministry put together.
Here are details of the tragic occurrence.
Prolific best selling author and internationally renowned preacher and business coach, Dr. Myles Munroe of Bahamas Faith Ministries International, his wife Mrs. Ruth Ann Munroe, and daughter, Charisa were killed in a plane crash earlier today in the Bahamas.
According to The Associated Press, the plane, a Lear LEA executive jet, reportedly struck a crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard, exploding on impact and crashing into the ground near a junkyard area.
Dr. Munroe, in hit time a frequent speaker in Nigeria where he ministered in some of the country’s biggest Churches, died living out his purpose in life; spreading the gospel of Christ.
The Bahamas Ministry of Transport and Aviation reported that the Lear 36 executive jet departed the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) in Nassau, Bahamas at 4:07PM for the Grand Bahama International Airport, a privately owned international airport in Freeport, Bahamas with nine people on board, Forbes has reported
The plane crashed
while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International
Airport at 5.10pm, the Ministry of Transport and Aviation said.
The crash is believed to have
killed all nine people on board the private jet. The identities of the
other people on board have not yet been confirmed.
The cause of the crash was not
immediately determined, though there had been heavy rain across the
region. A full investigation is expected to begin on Monday.
The crash occurred as people were
gathering in Grand Bahama for Dr. Munroe’s 2014 Global Leadership Forum
which starts tomorrow, November, 10. Former mayor of Atlanta and former
U.S Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young scheduled to speak at
the popular leadership forum, released the following statement through
his foundation: “Ambassador Young expresses his deep sadness over the
tragic death of his friends Dr. Myles and Mrs. Ruth Munroe. He offers
condolences to the Munroe family and the families of the other souls who
lost their lives as a result of this shocking plane crash.”
Africa’s richest woman and oil mogul, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija is also expected to speak at the leadership forum.
Known for his work and teachings on leadership, purpose and maximizing your potential, vision, individual and national transformation, Dr. Munroe was the senior pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International Fellowship, where his wife, Ruth Ann, served as co-senior pastor. They leave behind a son, Chairo (Myles Jr.) Munroe.
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