It is with sad news that we confirm reports that a jet crashed Sunday evening, November 9, 2014, in the Bahamas, killing internationally known minister and motivational speaker Dr. Myles Munroe, his wife and several other people, Munroe’s ministry said Sunday night. Latest reports now state their daughter, Charisa, was among the fatalities.
Munroe, 60, was an internationally known Christian preacher and motivational speaker. He frequently appeared before mass audiences at Christian events with other widely known preachers, like Bishop T.D. Jakes and Bishop Eddie Long, and he was associated during the early 2000s with the Promise Keepers movement, a Christian ministry focused on strengthening the role of men in Christian life. He wrote or co-wrote more than 100 inspirational and motivational books, many of which were bestsellers in the Caribbean and Africa.
The plane crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport at 5.10 p.m., the Ministry of Transport and Aviation said. The crash killed all nine people on board the private jet. The identities of all 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 Bahamas for Dr. Munroe’s 2014 Global Leadership Forum which starts today, 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.”
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.
On the Pastor’s Facebook page, a message sums up what the minister’s goal is:
Dear Facebook Friends,
On behalf of Myles Munroe International and ITWLA. We would like to inform you that the Global Leadership Forum will continue…. This is what Dr. Munroe would have wanted. Please keep his family and the ministry in prayers.
Dr. Munroe died living out his purpose in life; spreading the gospel of Christ.
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