Ministry Founder and Daughter Die in Plane Crash Trying to Fly Aid to Jamaica

Flight records showed their plane made four trips to or from Jamaica before making a stop in Fort Lauderdale.

Ignite the Fire Minitry’s founder Alexander Wurm (L) and his daughter Serena (R) pose for a picture sometime before their death in a place crash outside Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Nov. 10, 2025. (Courtesy of Ignite the Fire).

A family’s mission to aid Jamaica’s disaster relief came to a tragic end on Nov. 10.

Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena, 22, died when their small turboprop plane bound for the devastated island crashed in Coral Springs, Florida, shortly after takeoff.