Navajo

Reservation

“Go therefore and make disciples

of all the nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

teaching them to observe all things

that I have commanded you;

and lo, I am with you always,

even to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28:19-20

JPM began serving the people of the Navajo Reservation in 2020. Joey was driving cross country during COVID and learned of the issues plaguing our people stateside and decided to help.

Here we partner with a local Navajo Evangelist, Pastor Cecil Lewis, to aid in our efforts to serve and reach the Navajo People.

the PROBLEM

Let this sink in…

More than 2.2 million American Indians still don’t have running water or basic plumbing (such as a like a flush toilet)
More than 30% of Navajo residents still don’t have a tap or toilet at home. Their water comes from dirty trash can barrels that, for the most part, remain outside.

Pictured here is an elderly woman who receives her monthly water delivery in Thoreau, New Mexico.

our SOLUTION

We have created the JPM Navajo Water System. This system regularly supplies water for the families and communities of the area. Communities with access to this System will no longer be forced to drink dirty and sometimes poisonous water or water from a trash can!

How it works

The JPM Water System Project will:

Put a tank in the ground with water capacity of 500 to 1200 gallons; and neutral temperatures due to the natural insulation of the ground coverage of being underground.
The system will run into the house or living space to a sink with the flexibility to bathe, wash clothes or dishes, and secure the runoff water for storage to use for plants or other.
The water pump will be a manual pump which is durable and able to last for a long time without failure.
The JPM Water System will require an estimated amount of water usage daily; to be able to comply with the refilling of the underground tank – every two weeks. The delivery of the water & the water refill would be free; but the chemicals added to the tank every two week would be a minimum cost of about $5 per refill.
The cost at this time for the JPM Water System is estimated between $2100 to $2500 per system per household. Please pray for the JPM Navajo Program to be able to keep the costs of creating this system lower and at this cost for the next several years.