Born Dortha Irene Mills in Mosely, Delaware, Oklahoma to Dora Bell Apple and Oscar Henderson Mills. She the youngest of 5 brothers and 4 sisters, and was raised on the family farm.
Marriage to Jack Emerson Ray on Sept 21, 1940 in Jay, Oklahoma. Dorothy was a devoted wife to Jack for almost 50 years.
Ordained by the Word of Life Church in Moreno Valley, CA. Dorothy was the Mother of the church there then at the Eagles Nest Ministries in Santa Ana, CA.
Dorothy Ray International Ministry started in 1985 when God gave her a vision and instructed her to go to Nigeria, India, and Bangladesh. However, God first sent her on a missionary trip to Israel and the Holy Land in 1987, where she was baptized in the Jordan River. Her next trip was to Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa with a Medical Team made up of doctors, nurses, and professionals, who ministered in churches, hospitals, schools and held crusades. Next, Dorothy went to China, Philippines, Hong Kong, Russia and South Korea on evangelistic trips with Marilyn Hickey Ministry. She also traveled to India with the International Relations Council, which included dignitaries of the City of Riverside as well as ministering in other nations with her own teams.
Meaning and name origin
Dortha as a girl's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Dortha is "gift of God". Dortha is a variant of Dorothy.
Marriage to Jack Emerson Ray on Sept 21, 1940 in Jay, Oklahoma. Dorothy was a devoted wife to Jack for almost 50 years.
Ordained by the Word of Life Church in Moreno Valley, CA. Dorothy was the Mother of the church there then at the Eagles Nest Ministries in Santa Ana, CA.
Dorothy Ray International Ministry started in 1985 when God gave her a vision and instructed her to go to Nigeria, India, and Bangladesh. However, God first sent her on a missionary trip to Israel and the Holy Land in 1987, where she was baptized in the Jordan River. Her next trip was to Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa with a Medical Team made up of doctors, nurses, and professionals, who ministered in churches, hospitals, schools and held crusades. Next, Dorothy went to China, Philippines, Hong Kong, Russia and South Korea on evangelistic trips with Marilyn Hickey Ministry. She also traveled to India with the International Relations Council, which included dignitaries of the City of Riverside as well as ministering in other nations with her own teams.
Meaning and name origin
Dortha as a girl's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Dortha is "gift of God". Dortha is a variant of Dorothy.
Born Dortha Irene Mills in Mosely, Delaware, Oklahoma to Dora Bell Apple and Oscar Henderson Mills. She the youngest of 5 brothers and 4 sisters, and was raised on the family farm.
Marriage to Jack Emerson Ray on Sept 21, 1940 in Jay, Oklahoma. Dorothy was a devoted wife to Jack for almost 50 years.
Ordained by the Word of Life Church in Moreno Valley, CA. Dorothy was the Mother of the church there then at the Eagles Nest Ministries in Santa Ana, CA.
Dorothy Ray International Ministry started in 1985 when God gave her a vision and instructed her to go to Nigeria, India, and Bangladesh. However, God first sent her on a missionary trip to Israel and the Holy Land in 1987, where she was baptized in the Jordan River. Her next trip was to Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa with a Medical Team made up of doctors, nurses, and professionals, who ministered in churches, hospitals, schools and held crusades. Next, Dorothy went to China, Philippines, Hong Kong, Russia and South Korea on evangelistic trips with Marilyn Hickey Ministry. She also traveled to India with the International Relations Council, which included dignitaries of the City of Riverside as well as ministering in other nations with her own teams.
Meaning and name origin
Dortha as a girl's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Dortha is "gift of God". Dortha is a variant of Dorothy.
Marriage to Jack Emerson Ray on Sept 21, 1940 in Jay, Oklahoma. Dorothy was a devoted wife to Jack for almost 50 years.
Ordained by the Word of Life Church in Moreno Valley, CA. Dorothy was the Mother of the church there then at the Eagles Nest Ministries in Santa Ana, CA.
Dorothy Ray International Ministry started in 1985 when God gave her a vision and instructed her to go to Nigeria, India, and Bangladesh. However, God first sent her on a missionary trip to Israel and the Holy Land in 1987, where she was baptized in the Jordan River. Her next trip was to Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa with a Medical Team made up of doctors, nurses, and professionals, who ministered in churches, hospitals, schools and held crusades. Next, Dorothy went to China, Philippines, Hong Kong, Russia and South Korea on evangelistic trips with Marilyn Hickey Ministry. She also traveled to India with the International Relations Council, which included dignitaries of the City of Riverside as well as ministering in other nations with her own teams.
Meaning and name origin
Dortha as a girl's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Dortha is "gift of God". Dortha is a variant of Dorothy.
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