Career
They were originally inspired by Bishop Lesslie Newbigin, a British theologian, missiologist, missionary and author Palmer was born in the United Kingdom and moved to South Africa when he was 10 years old. In January 2014, Palmer was sent by Pope Francis as a special envoy to a Charismatic Evangelical Leadership Conference hosted by Kenneth Copeland.
During the conference, Palmer presented a short video message from the Pope.
The message was recorded when the two met a week prior to the Kenneth Copeland Ministries leaders" conference. Pope Francis suggested the recording and it was recorded on Palmer"s iPhone.
The message is one of brotherhood, unity and love. A declaration that the Reformation protest has ended.
At the end of the presentation and video message, Copeland prayed for the Pope and recorded his own message back to the Pope.
Palmer died on 20 July 2014 after injuries sustained in a motorbike accident.
