Pastor Avril E. Wiggins and Elder Joseph Wiggins Jr. were led by God in September 2003 to start House of Rapha International Ministries Inc. thus House of Rapha started with prayer and bible study in their home. Pastor Wiggins has been in the ministry for 22 yrs. She was saved and filled with the Holy Ghost at the age of 11 and has been living for God for over 31 years which is almost the majority of her life. Knowing that there was a Prophetic call upon her life, God used her even in her youth, to lay hands on people and cancer was healed, and countless numbers of young people gave there life to the Lord. God used her to Prophesy many into there Destiny. She was raised at the feet of the old mothers of the church and learned how to stand in the gap and lay before the Lord as an intercessor. She started her journey with God while living with her grandparents who were members of 4 Bridges Baptist Church. She was a product of a teen mom, and her Grandparents were more like her Parents/Mentors. She was introduced to the Church Of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith Inc. 1978 by her biological mother where she was saved and filled with the holy ghost, but in 1986 she became a member of Grace Cathedral Church Of God In Christ under the leadership of then Elder Sammy C. Smith .Shortly, thereafter she was called into the ministry and was licensed as a aspiring missionary, then as a Deaconess Missionary under Bishop Johnny James Johnson and Mother Willie Mae Rivers the National Supervisor of Women for the Churches of God in Christ.   She moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1991, where she joined Mount Calvary C.O.G.I.C. under the leadership of Superintendent D.R. Gilmore in, 1997-98 Superintendent Gilmore recommended her for licensing thus in 1998 she was licensed as an Evangelist Missionary under the late Bishop Ozro Thurston Jones Jr. and Mother Lenora James, former Supervisor of  Women  for the Commonwealth  Pennsylvania Jurisdiction C.O.G.I.C. being lead by God to move to Maryland in 1999, she joined Restoration Church Of God In Christ.   In  October 2002, she was ordained as an Elder in the Lord's Church. On June 10th, 2006 Pastor Wiggins earned  her PhD. in Christian Education, Pastoral Studies ,and Biblical Studies from Agape Bible College and University in Birmingham, Alabama. In October 2006 Pastor Wiggins had hands laid on her and was re ordained by her spiritual father and Mother, Bishop I.V. and Lady Bridget Hilliard. In 2007, God called her into the office of the Apostle and God is continuing to catapult her into higher heights and deeper depths. Whatever you want to call her Prophetess, Pastor,  Doctor, or Apostle, she most prefers to be called a servant of the most high God.   Pastor Wiggins has served in many capacities through the years as  a Counselor for Prison Fellowship Ministries, Youth Counselor, Sunshine Band Director, Worship Leader, Psalmist, Preacher, Teacher, etc., whatever her hands found to do she has and continues to do. She is also a published Author of her first book called "The Battered Preacher's Wife" which is her  true story of survival and triumph. She also provides a spiritual covering and financial support to churches in Sierra Leone West Africa, which are under House of Rapha World Covenant Ministries (Sierra Leone) with other branches continuing to be birthed. They also provide for the school and orphanage in Sierra Leone.   Pastor Wiggins is under A.I.M. which is a fellowship founded by Bishop  I.V. and Lady Bridget Hilliard, and the Hilliards are her and Eld. Wiggins spiritual parents. She is also apart of Aaron's Army under Bishop TD Jakes, and is happily married to Elder Joseph Wiggins Jr. and the mother of Zipporah, Shekinah, Zithri, Josiah, and Micah. Pastor Wiggins is also the spiritual mother and Mentor to many.