A 61-year-old mission president serving in the Philippines has died, according to a spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bradley Wayne Kirk, a resident of Clovis, Calif., who was overseeing the church’s Philippines Naga Mission, suffered a stroke at home and was taken to the hospital, where he died Wednesday morning, Daniel Woodruff said in a news release.
Kirk and his wife, Shirley, had been serving in the Philippines since July. The couple have three children.
“We call upon people of faith to join us in praying for the comfort and well-being of the Kirk family at this difficult time,” the release said, “We also pray for the missionaries who will miss this wonderful and capable leader.