Martin Cecil
In April 1940, Uranda met Martin Cecil, a son of English nobility who had established a cattle ranch in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. Martin shared Uranda’s vision of spiritual transformation. The two men found in each other a deep friendship and agreement in the work they carried on together.
With Uranda’s passing in a plane crash in 1954, Martin assumed the primary responsibility for the leadership of Emissaries of Divine Light, and for Sunrise Ranch.
In March of 1982, Martin inherited the title, the 7th Marquess of Exeter, and began to speak and write under the name, Martin Exeter.
Martin died in January of 1988, and with his passing came a new cycle for the spiritual movement which he and Uranda had led.
In the 1990s, and early in this decade, many of the programs which are available today at Sunrise Ranch were developed by a new generation of leaders. It became clear to us that the spirit and the foundational principles brought by Uranda and Martin are eternal, and that if those eternal realities are to have meaning now, they have to be born fresh through people in this day.
Chris Foster’s book, "One Heart, One Way", is an inspiring biography of Martin Cecil’s life.
