Our History

The Director of Peaceful Gardens and Charitable Temples, Johanna, is a domestic violence survivor of what she describes as an attempted murder on her life.

She still suffers from seizures, nightmares, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, phobias of being in public, but worse is the traumatic brain injury, including problems with memory, panic attacks, and anger management.  Despite all of this, her IQ was never effected by the multiple concussions and fractures she suffered, not to mention all the cuts and bruises, as well as the sexual and emotional abuse.  She was the victim of many hate crimes, which drew the attention of police and even the FBI.  She has spent years at home studying civil law and has represented herself in district as well as civil courts of law.  She is a single mother of two children, one of which she teaches at home-school.

She graduated with a masters degree of Teaching English as a Second Language from Hawaii Pacific University with recommendations from the Dean of International Studies and many of her supervisors and professors.  She has worked abroad teaching and helping refugees so far in seven countries for twenty years.  She has been an active leader of classrooms in public schools, private schools, churches, and other religious ceremonies and events.  She says that God sent her a dream on the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, letting her know that he had chosen this work for her to do, as director of this organization.  The dream included the testimony of a female survivor of domestic violence looking beautiful, prayer by Jewish rabbis, and Buddhist monks with swords.  Much like Noah who built the arc, Johanna knows that without organizations like ours, in a world filled with chaos, the arc might become the next Deep Water Horizon.  Please become a member today to help us achieve our dreams of a brighter America together.