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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT - THE NATION SAYS FAREWELL

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

THOUSANDS of mourners gathered at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium last night to remember and celebrate the life of a man described as the "greatest global ambassador for the Bahamas" and the woman "of wisdom who was always by his side."

During the national memorial and service of thanksgiving and prayer Wednesday night, more than a dozen local and international friends, family and performers paid tribute to the lives of Dr Myles Munroe and his wife Pastor Ruth Ann Munroe.

Among them were Prime Minister Perry Christie, Leader of the Opposition Dr Hubert Minnis, Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade, new BFMI Senior Pastor David Burrows, Christian Council President Rev Dr Ranford Patterson, Susan Hinn, wife of American Pastor Benny Hinn and Dr Creflo Dollar, an American televangelist.

With his sister and family by his side, son Myles Chairo Munroe said his heart was "truly broken" and although for now his "world has stopped" he knows he has a legacy to continue. He said as long as he has breath in his body his parents will never die.

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