Ray and Anne Orlund
Ortlund bravely endured the complications of pulmonary fibrosis, an insidious lung disease that also claimed the life of Campus Crusade Founder Bill Bright.
Two public memorial services are planned.
The first service will be at Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach on Friday, July 27, at 1:00 p.m. A second service is scheduled for Lake Avenue Congregational Church in Pasadena on Saturday, July 28, at 10:00 a.m.
Family members, on behalf of Ray's wife, Anne, expressed their sorrow mixed with joy in an email announcing the "home-going" of their father and hero. "Like Jacob, Dad went off to heaven early Sunday evening, having first admonished, loved on, prayed for, and given his final benediction over his children."
"For Mother and us, it's an inestimable loss. Already we miss him beyond words. But for Dad it's 'Glory!' and finally--after a lifetime of daily service--the sheer joy of meeting our Lord Jesus face to face. Sublime."
The email gave a full rendition of Ray's last recorded words, as his family gathered around him in his final moments of consciousness with them: ""The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace (Num. 6.24-26). Amen and amen!"
In lieu of flowers, the family requests continued support of Anne's service for Christ through Renewal Ministries.
Ray and Anne founded Renewal Ministries after he led two of the most prominent churches in Southern California. Together they authored more than 25 books and traveled extensively throughout the world speaking on behalf of renewal and revival among God's people. For 19 years Ray was the speaker for the "Haven of Rest" radio broadcast.
