Holly Drake is in the end-stage of a rare form of cancer. She recently did a video on YouTube and expects this to be her last video.
Holly has been a committed follower of Jesus Christ since the early 1970s, when as a teenager she trusted the Lord while at a summer Bible camp. Her degree in elementary education led her to homeschool her four sons with curriculum rooted in God’s Word, while she and her husband Jason raised their family in the mountains of western North Carolina.
After years studying naturopathic herbs and wild edible plants, Holly taught adult students but was drawn into deceptive teachings (e.g., Jesus Calling) for 13 years through a close friend who claimed to channel messages from Jesus and was influenced by New Age teaching.
Her path out of deception began about a year ago when Holly was searching for ways to share Jesus with her non-Christian students. She came upon a podcast by former New Age leader Doreen Virtue and then to former New Age follower Warren Smith’s book The Light That Was Dark—and her eyes were opened to the deception she had been involved in. Since then, she and her husband have been able to speak with Warren Smith on a number of occasions. His mentorship has been invaluable to them. Holly now uses her YouTube platform to warn about spiritual deception and to share the Gospel with churchgoers and friends alike.
We hope you can remember to pray for Holly and her husband during this time. We find it amazing that given her present suffering, pain, and apparent little time left, she wanted to put her energy into speaking to her audience about important spiritual matters.
Click the link above to watch the video or see it below. At the 18:40 minute mark, Holly talks about the reality of her cancer.
Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this. I was introduced to the Drake family about 15 years ago at their home in the N.C. mountains. I am sorry for the suffering they are currently going through and am praying for them. On the other hand, I am delighted that she saw through the deceptions she had believed and that she is using the last of her strength to warn others.
I am thankful that I happened to check the blog today and therefore saw this post.