Lois Drake

Lois Drake has worked for more than twenty years in the fields of marketing and advertising. Born and raised in southern California, she traveled widely and taught elementary school children in Alaska and Finland. Ms. Drake is a lover of Tibet and its ancient culture. She is especially intrigued by the possible intersection of Jesus’ travels in India and the mysterious Kushan race. Together with her husband she has made numerous trips to Tibet. They founded Friendship Homes and Schools, a nonprofit organization that began by assisting orphans in Tibet and remote parts of China. She became fascinated with imagining Jesus’ early years after reading of his journey to the East in "The Lost Years of Jesus" by Elizabeth Clare Prophet. Ms. Drake, a gifted storyteller who loves to write adult and children’s stories with a spiritual message, makes her home in Arizona.