We are planning to open youth sanctuaries in targeted areas of great need around the world. Below are details for our first phase of eco sanctuaries helping homeless youth with the love, nurturing, education, jobs, wellness and safe spaces to provide a nurturing setting for youth to get off the dangerous streets where they are being stolen, murdered, drugged, raped and providing the support and tools to become thriving members of our global community.

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First Phase

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United States;

          John's Place Murray, Utah

          One World Sanctuary, Lava Hot Springs

Central America

          John's Place Orphanage, San Isidro, CR

​          One World Sanctuary, Altimara, CR

          One World Sanctuary, Hatillo, CR

          One World Sanctuary, Dominical, CR

India

          One World Sanctuary, Rishikish, India

          Orphanage, New Delhi, India

Mexico

          One World Sanctuary, Troncones, Mexico

Philippines

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Project Overview:

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Youth Sanctuary, John's Place, Salt Lake City, UT USA 1 acre city property

Funding NEED 5M

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28 John's Place youth sanctuary was opened one week after John passed in his honor, as he spent his youth and adult years

helping homeles youth get off the streets and into safe homes, including his own home. He housed hundreds of youth over the years in his own home and around Salt Lake City. Unfortunately due to lack of funding in January 1, 2024 John's Place closed and many homeless children and families were sent back out into the streets.. The property sold.

Property; Need to purchase 3M, construction 2M

Our vision is to purchase the property back and re-opend it.

Initial Construction and Opertating Costs to re-open John's Place:

Purchaee of property 3M

Construction, furnishtings, food and supplies 2M

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One World Sanctuary, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, USA 17 acres country property

Funding NEED 11M

Bonnie director purchased this property in 2014, it is presently where her son John's shirine stands, and the location for eco youth camps in the summer. The property is still raw land with two outhouses and agricultural water only. In need of a well for drinking water and planting of gardens for organic farms and food forrests, Construction of barn, vet hospital and farm animals.. Youth jobs constructing eco safe cob homes, eco community center, art center, and off grid eco tech center (Wind, solar)

Within a couple hours from several US cities, and home for homeless youth to come for summer camps since 2014.

Property; Purchased in full.

Well 50K

Gardens 50K

Organic green houses, farms and food forests 1.5M

Animal barns and hospital 1M

Community Center 500K

Cobb dwellings 200K

Art Center 50K

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Youth fair trade jobs that will be available;

Construction of cob homes, food forest, gardens and farms. Animal care, community center, art center.

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John's Place Orphanage, San Isidro, Costa Rica 1 acre city property

Funding NEED 2M

Property; Need to purchase 1M

John's Place San Isidro Orphanage is one we have helped with emergenc supplies, under funded and closed in 2025. We plan to purchase the property and re-open the orphanage helping to have safe sanctuary for street children in Central America.

Purchase propety 1M

Construction, furnishings and supplies 1M

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One World Sanctuary, Altimara, CR 170 Acres

Funding NEED 

Property; Purchased in full.

 

Our first property purchased by Bonnie Gordon, raw land, no improvements. Eco-Youth Sanctuary 

 

Ongoing Homeless Teen Project

We donate new kangaroo baby carriers for homeless mothers and/or fathers with very young babies. We hope this makes a difference for these homeless teens with babies.

 

Womens Shelter

Our holiday fundraiser for 2015 is for the local Midvale, UT women's shelter where Grace volunteers teaching yoga. Thank you to all those who donated money and items as well as joined our large group in bringing the items to the shelter. It was a great event as we spent time providing the women with chair massage and nail treatments, as well as playing games and entertaining the children.

 

March 1015- Teen Homeless Shelter VOA, SLC, UT

Purchased and delivered many much needed baby items to the VOA, a local Salt Lake City teen homeless shelter. We donated baby carriers, toys, diapers, clothing, wipes, binkies, etc.

 

Toys for Tots December 2013:

Toys for Tots – Marine core toy drive. Bring your toys to the Transformation Station during business hours or to the Unity Church service Sunday at 10:30 am. (1111 Brickyard Rd SLC UT)

 

Ongoing Cozy Toes

In November we will once again be taking the “Grandparents” at the YWCA to the shoe store to purchase warm winter boots and socks.

 

 

Smile Train Project 2013, 2012, 2011

 

We will contribute all donations from January and February meditations to the Smile Train organization. Smile Train surgically repairs cleft pallet in children of foreign countries. All the doctors and medical assistants volunteer their time and expertise for these children, so the majority of the money donated to this charity goes to the children.

 

 

2011 God’s Littlest Angels Orphanage

Our project to support the Gods Littlest Angels orphanage in Haiti was a great success! They were very grateful for our donation, and it will be put to great use. Thank you all for your generosity, love and support. 

 

2011 We Care Carly

Carly Davis Needs your help! She is only 17 years old!Carly Davis is a 17 yr. old teenager living here in Salt Lake City who was diagnosed with 4th stage Ewings Sarcoma two yrs. ago. She underwent chemo and radiation for over a year with no hope of even getting through the treatment. She was able to be completely healed from her cancer, because of many prayers and the grace of God. Recently the cancer has returned and the doctors have told Carly that using chemo and radiation the second time will not be effective, they are giving her 6 months to 1 year to live with no treatment. It is Carly’s wish that she travel to Europe while she still feels good. Carly’s parents who are faced with huge medical bills and choosing to leave their jobs to travel with Carly this year are struggling to come up with the funds to make Carly’s wish to travel this year possible. Our project for March will be to raise money for Carly’s travel to Europe this coming year. It is our wish that this coming year is filled with joy, adventure, love and fascination for Carly.

 

 

2011 Seeing the Princess

Meditations are always free, however if anyone feels inspired to give a love offering the proceeds will go toward our “Seeing the Princess” project for a 6 year old girl who is quickly losing her eyesight and would like to go to Disneyland and see the princess while she can.

 

2009 Soles for Souls Charitable Project!

“Grandparents” are senior citizens who work year round in classrooms at the YWCA child care facility in downtown Salt Lake City. They receive way below minimum wage for their services and live on small social security incomes. We will purchase much needed winter shoes for all the grandparents at the YWCA. Field Trip On Wed. Dec. 2 at 1:30pm we will have a field trip and take the grandparents to a local shoe store to pick out their shoes. Anyone who would like to volunteer to be a part of this field trip please contact Bonnie or meet us at the YWCA on 344East 300 South at 1:30pm on December 2.

 

Uganda Martyrs Orphan Project

October 2008

Much outpouring of love and charity helping the children and staff at this beautiful orphanage in Uganda.

Our donations from Center for Awakening raised for the Uganda Martyrs Orphanage helped the increasing amounts of orphans left homeless and helpless due to the clashes in Kenya. The project provided food, shelter, medicine, and education to the orphans in Uganda .

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