Freeing the Island Deaf.

Better than fiction, this impelling story takes the reader on a journey beginning with a boy’s struggle to find his place in the world, to becoming a leader loved by multitudes. His story reveals a man’s compassion for those shunned or ignored by society and taking heroic action in the face of fierce opposition.

Much more than the rescue of a deaf community played out on an island in the Mindanao Sea, his is a tale of a life well-lived. Encouraging and warmly uplifting, this is a true story of devastating failure, a search for faith, and amazing triumph.

Experience romance, heartbreak, extreme danger, adventure, political intrigue, entrepreneurship, and world exploration with Dennis Drake as he rises from the ashes of a devastating marriage to father the life changing International Deaf Education Association (IDEA) bringing hope and happiness to thousands.