Blackfeet

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 has been serving the people of the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Montana since 2021. Here we partner with Heart Butte School to help meet the spiritual and physical needs of this community!

stats.

do not have a high school education, GED or equivalent

56%

1.5 million

acres of land that makeup the Blackfeet Reservation

poverty rate

38.5%

median household income

24k

tribal members living on the reservation (15,560 members in total)

7,000

Sources: Office of the Governor Indian Affairs, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Joey describes his first experience

at Blackfeet Reservation:

“Our recent travels to the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana were, in a word: heavy. There is a great spirit of hopelessness all throughout the reservation.

This heaviness is so burdensome and feels too overwhelming to tackle. But it isn’t our job to be the hope. It’s our job to BRING the hope!

We must be obedient in doing what we can do and give God the glory for all He can and will do!”

8 Be alert & of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

1 Peter 5:8-9

how can we help

Blackfeet Nation?

One BIG thing we can all do right now is PRAY. Do not underestimate the power of prayer. We ask you to pause and pray for the children of the Blackfeet Tribe as they face:

Malnourishment and Undernourishment
A lack of clean water for bathing and drinking
A lack of opportunity for education

This is the case and the norm for thousands of children on reservations. Pray for the spirit of Hope to penetrate the hopeless and lawless nature of this region! Pray for God to make a way!