"Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am a life that was changed
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave"--Ray Boltz
Adieu Myles and Ruth Munroe.
I was shocked to the bones when I saw a friend's update on my Facebook homepage a few minutes ago stating Myles and Ruth Munroe's death. I later learnt their daughter was in the aircraft too.
The first time I encountered Myles Munroe was in 2006 as an undergraduate who was newly elected as an executive member in her fellowship on campus. It was basically my first experience of serious leadership. I read a psychological book on leadership and the ideas I got from there were not helpful at all in leading my unit members. I was frustrated.
Then, there was this long strike and I went home. I explained my frustrations to my sister and she gave me Myles' book, Becoming a Leader,to read. I prayerfully digested the book and set principles for myself. By the time the strike ended and I got back to school, I was a different unit coordinator. My members knew I was never going to take a no for answer anymore.
Myles Munroe taught me that leadership in the house of God is theocracy and not democracy. It now depends on the leader to carry his/her members along and ensure everything done is according to the dictates of God. Since then I had been reading his books and had learnt much more. He taught me, that as a multi-talented person, I can make the full use of each of my gifts and excel at them. He taught me that you could be highly prosperous and still love and fear God with all your heart. It always awed me how he got that wisdom and knowledge for almost all areas of life.
I had hoped I would meet him before I get home, but God understands. Your legacies speak on. I can't ever forget you. No one who had read you, listened to you, or meet you in person would ever do.
I am a life that was changed
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave"--Ray Boltz
Adieu Myles and Ruth Munroe.
I was shocked to the bones when I saw a friend's update on my Facebook homepage a few minutes ago stating Myles and Ruth Munroe's death. I later learnt their daughter was in the aircraft too.
The first time I encountered Myles Munroe was in 2006 as an undergraduate who was newly elected as an executive member in her fellowship on campus. It was basically my first experience of serious leadership. I read a psychological book on leadership and the ideas I got from there were not helpful at all in leading my unit members. I was frustrated.
Then, there was this long strike and I went home. I explained my frustrations to my sister and she gave me Myles' book, Becoming a Leader,to read. I prayerfully digested the book and set principles for myself. By the time the strike ended and I got back to school, I was a different unit coordinator. My members knew I was never going to take a no for answer anymore.
Myles Munroe taught me that leadership in the house of God is theocracy and not democracy. It now depends on the leader to carry his/her members along and ensure everything done is according to the dictates of God. Since then I had been reading his books and had learnt much more. He taught me, that as a multi-talented person, I can make the full use of each of my gifts and excel at them. He taught me that you could be highly prosperous and still love and fear God with all your heart. It always awed me how he got that wisdom and knowledge for almost all areas of life.
I had hoped I would meet him before I get home, but God understands. Your legacies speak on. I can't ever forget you. No one who had read you, listened to you, or meet you in person would ever do.
