R.I.P Dr. Myles Munroe, His Wife Ruth Munroe, thier Daughter and Six Others

Dr. Myles Munroe, internationally-known author, bible teacher, governmental consultant and leadership mentor, was one of nine passengers on a plane that crashed in Grand Bahama on Sunday afternoon, according to multiple news reports.

A Lear 36 executive jet left the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for the Grand Bahama International Airport, the Department of Civil Aviation reports. The plane departed at 4:07 p.m. and carried nine people. The vessel crashed while
making its landing approach, the Department of Civil Aviation said. 

Dr. Myles Munroe, the leader of Bahamas Faith Ministries, was killed Sunday when the plane he was in hit a construction crane, exploded and crashed in the Bahamas.

Munroe's wife, Ruth, was also among the 9 victims of the crash in Grand Bahama, according to the Bahamas Tribune.

The small plane  crashed after hitting the crane in a shipyard on approach to the Grand Bahama International Airport, according to officials there.

In addition to founding BFMI, the internationally known Munroe was also president of Myles Munroe International (MMI).  The BFMI website describes Munroe was a "lecturer, teacher, life coach, government consultant, and leadership mentor."

The plane crashed as people were gathering in Grand Bahama for the Global Leadership Forum -- an event organized by Munroe.