Pastor Myles Munroe, wife staff die in fatal plane crash

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Dr. Myles Munroe, a renowned faith leader  associated with scholarship on the definition and expansion of God's kingdom, died this afternoon along with his wife of 35 years, Ruth in a Bahamas plane crash. Seven other people  aboard the flight, namely staff members, were also confirmed dead.  The founder of the Bahamas Faith Ministries was apparently headed to the Global Leadership Forum that he was scheduled to host on November 10-13 in Freeport, Grand Bahamas when at 5:07 p.m. local time the Lear 36 Executive Jet en route from Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) crashed during a landing attempt at the Bahamas International Airport, according to Civil Aviation.

A note on the Myles Munroe International Facebook page said  the forum will still go on as Dr.Munroe would have wanted it.  The post reads:

Dear Facebook Friends,

         On behalf of Myles Munroe International and ITWLA. We would like to inform you that the Global Leadership Forum will continue. The Forum will be for two and a half days (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning). This is what Dr. Munroe would have wanted. Please keep his family and the ministry in prayers.


Ambassador Andrew Young is a keynote speaker at the event. 

Dr. Munroe was a frequent guest on the Turner Broadcasting Network program "Praise the Lord" and preached about he once said, "You are not saved for the sole purpose of going to heaven; you are saved to finish your assignment on earth."

 It has been reported that Dr. Munroe's  daughter was also among the fatalities.  The other passengers on the tragic flight have not been identified. 

The Slice will update this report as more details become available.

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