For seven years, Iowaska Church of Healing has been courageously navigating the legal, spiritual, and humanitarian path toward full religious recognition and protection under U.S. law. Our work includes a sustained and determined pursuit of exemption from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) through the DEA, alongside our pursuit of 501(c)(3) public charity status from the IRS.

These efforts are not simply bureaucratic milestones; they are sacred acts of preservation. Our mission is to secure full legal protection surrounding the sacramental use of Ayahuasca — laying the foundation for Spirit of Valor, our veteran-centered healing initiative and the heart of our work. While Iowaska Church of Healing will be a guiding light open to all who seek spiritual growth and transformation, our primary commitment is to give back to those who have served. Through Spirit of Valor, we seek to establish a legally protected sanctuary on American soil where veterans can access profound, transformative healing without the need to travel outside the United States.

This vision is shaped by our leadership: BaBa DaDo, himself a survivor of brutal conflict, whose lived experience grants him rare insight into the invisible wounds veterans endure. His embodied resilience, paired with his shamanic gifts and decades of spiritual practice, creates a profound opportunity for restoration — not only for veterans, but for the families who walk beside them. With trauma, PTSD, addiction, and moral injury affecting veterans at alarming rates, the need for alternative and spiritually grounded approaches to healing has never been greater. Spirit of Valor is our commitment to serving those who have borne the burdens of war.

Through legal diligence, spiritual integrity, and unwavering faith, we are on track to become, what we know to be, the first Ayahuasca church in the United States to simultaneously receive both CSA exemption and 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, with a mission centered on veteran healing and transformation. This will set a groundbreaking precedent not only for our church, but for the broader plant medicine and veteran wellness communities seeking safe, legal, and protected pathways to healing.

Our legal journey reflects the essence of our spiritual calling: courage, compassion, justice, and service to a higher purpose. We currently provide support through private healing circles, community circles, integration support, and spiritual mentorship as we build toward our future ceremonial campus.