When the news broke out of the passing away of Dr Myles Munroe and his wife,they were rumours that their daughter Charissa Munroe was on board the ill
fated plane.The church Bahamas Faith Ministry, has
released a statement stating otherwise. Read it below:
On behalf of the Board of Governors and the entire Bahamas
Faith Ministries Family we wish to extend our gratitude for the tremendous
outpouring of love and support by the many persons who have offered condolences
and prayers.
Among those confirmed to have passed away in the
tragic plane crash were:
- Founder & President of Bahamas Faith Ministries International Dr. Myles Munroe
- Senior Vice-President Dr. Richard Pinder,
- Newly installed Youth Pastors Lavard and Radel Parks and their son Johannan,
- Pilots Stanley Thurston and Farkhan Cooper and one additional passenger.
Words cannot express our profound sense of loss for all of
the team members on this tragic flight. Dr. Munroe was our visionary, our
founder, our mentor, advisor, father figure and friend. He was a global leader
and icon and was respected worldwide. His wife Ruth was a faithful companion
and constant support for Dr. Munroe and was equally beloved.
Dr. Richard Pinder was the embodiment of a true Pastor who
loved people, was faithful in service and gave his best to all. Pastor Rich as
he was affectionally called was truly the glue that kept our ministry together.
His warm smile and personal pastoral care was truly a comfort and a blessing to
so many of our members throughout the years of our church.
Pastors Lavard & Radel Parks were recently installed as
Youth Pastors of the Youth Ministry having both being officially ordained and
installed as the church’s second full time Youth Pastors on Easter Sunday April
20th 2014. Both were products of both Dr. Munroe and Dr. Pinders’ leadership
and were personally mentored by Dr.Dave & Pastor Angie Burrows.
Our pilots included Senior Officer Stanley Thurston who was
an experienced pilot and served for many years as Pastor Myles’s personal
pilot. Also on board was Co-Pilot Frakhan Cooper who was also a faithful member
of our aviation team. Both gave excellent service.
Dr. Munroe taught us to have faith and to pursue purpose and
advance the Kingdom Principles of Jesus Christ here on earth. He also taught us
to be leaders. As a Church body and organization we will move forward as Dr.
Munroe would have wanted us to. We recognize that there will be challenges but
we have full confidence that God will see us through and we intend to make our
founding leaders proud.
We ask for your continued prayers and support. We will issue
further details on plans for home going services and other matters relating to
the future of Bahamas Faith Ministries in due course
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