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Nassau, The Bahamas - The Memorial Service for Pastors Myles and Ruth Munroe
took place at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau on Wednesday,
December 3rd after the
Lying-in-Repose
of Dr. Myles Munroe and Pastor Ruth Ann Munroe at the Diplomat
Centre of Bahamas Faith Ministries earlier tin the day, where the Bahamas Prime Minister, Governor General and other dignitaries paid their respects.
Lasting over 5 hours the
memorial service was open to the public and persons flew in from around
the globe. The following are only
some of those who gave remarks: Pastor David Burrows; Sylvia Jordan;
Suzanne Hinn; Morris Cerullo; the Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson; Attorney General of The Bahamas; Ambassador representing Pierre Nkurunziza, President, Burundi; ambassador for the
King of Swaziland; the Hon. Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas; Dr. Creflo Dollar
; Apostle G. Maldonado; His Majesty Dr. Kingsley A. Fletcher of Ghana; John Smith; Jonathan L. McKnight for Trinity Broadcast Network; Dr. Roni Wexler from Jerusalem; and Dr. Patricia Morgan.
Dr. Roni Wexler announced that an Israel Ministry of Tourism Award will be given to the Munroe family in honour of Dr. Myles Monroe's work. The presentation will take place on January 29th, 2015 in Israel. An olive tree will be planted in honour of both Pastors Munroe on the River Jordan as well.
Dr Munroe's wife Pastor Ruth was given special tribute by several speakers, in particular Sylvia Jordan and Dr. Patricia Morgan.
"Pastor Ruth was by all accounts, the wind beneath his wings," said
the Hon. Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas during his remarks.
Being a celebration of life, there was plenty of entertainment. Some of those performing were Christian Massive; the Visionaries; former director of dance for Bahamas Faith Ministries, Dr. Ann Higgins; international saxophonist, Mel Holder; Landlord with Johnny B. Williams; and Simeon Outten. Vision sang their song, "Brand New World" a song Munroe assisted in writing lyrics for.
"Their legacy will never die as long as I have breath in my lungs and that we all choose to accept this mandate that we have been commissioned to carry on," said Myles Jr.
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In closing the celebration of life, Myles Munroe Jr. came to the stage with his sister
Charisa,
accompanied by close family members. Munroe expressed gratitude from
the Munroe and Lockhart families to all those that offered condolences, traveled from afar,
and all those that spoke and participated in the memorial service.
"Their
legacy will never die as long as I have breath in my lungs and that we
all choose to accept this mandate that we have been commissioned to
carry on," said Myles Jr. "I miss my parents so much. My heart is
truly broken. I now know what a broken heart is. But there is peace...
In leaving a good strong legacy you must reproduce yourself... it feels
like the world has stopped moving... that my life is on pause. It's
frozen. A part of me does not even want to move forward. But I know I
must. My heart and my mind is open and receptive to this call in my life
and to that of my family."
With his sister by his side he continued, "To my
parents... Mommy, your baby boy ... Daddy, your beloved son loves and
misses you dearly.. Charisa and I will continue to remain strong in our
faith and I know that one day God will reveal himself."
A state-recognized funeral service will be held on Thursday,
December 4, 2014, at
11am at the Diplomat Center, Carmichael Road in Nassau.
Dr. Myles Munroe was an internationally
renowned bestselling author, lecturer, teacher, life coach, government
consultant, and leadership mentor. He had travelled around the world
training leaders in business, government, education, sports, media, and
religion.
This multi-gifted motivational speaker served as a business
consultant to governments, Fortune 500 companies and corporations,
addressing critical issues that affect every aspect of human,
professional, leadership, social, and spiritual development.
Dr. Munroe represented his country as the youngest recipient of the
Queen's Birthday Honors of the Order of The British Empire (OBE) Award
1998 bestowed by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth of England, for his
spiritual and social contributions to the national development of the
Bahamas. He had also been honoured by the government of the Bahamas with
the Silver Jubilee Award (SJA) for providing twenty-five years of
outstanding service to the Bahamas in the category of spiritual, social
and religious development.
Pas. Myles was the senior pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries
International Fellowship, where his wife, Ruth Ann, who also perished, served as co-senior
pastor. He was a proud parent of Charisa and Chairo (Myles Jr.). He was 60 years old.
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Photos by Azaleta Ishmael-Newry
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Ambassador representing Pierre Nkurunziza, President, Burundi offers a portrait gift to daughter and son of Dr. Myles Munroe
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The celebration of life for Dr. Myles Munroe offered a wonderful display of entertainment, including musical groups he was directly involved in.
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"The Ministry God gave to Myles Munroe, will NEVER die..." said 83 year old American pentecostal televangelist, Morris Cerullo at the Munroe Memorial (friends for over 20 years with Pastor Myles).
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"I thank God for giving the world our 'Bain Town Boy,' as he called himself. He became an icon of Christian living. He walked with kings, and advised governments..." said the Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson, Attorney General of The Bahamas.
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Dr. Roni Wexler announced that an Israel Ministry of Tourism Award will be given to the Munroe family in honour of Dr. Myles Monroe's work. The presentation will take place on January 29th, 2015 in Israel. An olive tree will be planted in honour of both Pastors Munroe on the River Jordan.
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"Charisa and I will continue to remain strong in our faith and I know that one day God will reveal himself," said Myles Jr.
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