JOHN HAYS

SERVING WITH HAYS PURE WATER

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 John Birthday 12/06

I grew up in church. I do not remember ever hearing the Gospel. It was in college that I was asked what the Cross of Jesus meant to me. I did not know.  I studied the Bible and realized He loved me and died for my sins. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Saviour on September 21, 1974. I was baptized shortly after in the university swimming pool. I am now a member of and sent out of Marion Avenue Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Joseph Brown.

Farming was my god, but I followed Christ’s calling to enter public water treatment for three decades, starting in 1980 till 2010. He placed on my heart the need to invent and distribute a water-treatment system in 2004. I believe these Scriptures for my ministry:  Matthew 25:35 and John 4.  I serve Jesus in each thirsty person and witness to offer living water. I am in my second decade of this ministry. God has let me manufacture 5,000 systems and distribute them in 50 countries. In Sudan, Africa, for example, 1,200 villages were given both waters.  More information and testimonies can be found at Hays Pure Water.

I began working in the ministry in 2005 and have seen many in 50 countries in 5,000 villages saved, grow in Christ, and become fruitful soul winners. My burden is to reach more around the world with both drinking and living water and to train them to become effective and fruitful soul winners. I have developed and manufacture a water machine that perfectly treats water for up to 5,000 people for several decades.

My desire is to work with the missionaries of Fundamental Baptist Missions International and assist them in planting churches. I want to see people saved and then train them to become soul winners. In addition, I have a strong burden to reach their entire village for Christ. This will be most effective through the water ministry-serving missionaries.

This will take much labor and sacrifice. I am ready to reach more of the world. I invite you to pray and consider partnering with me in this effort through your prayers and finances. Please contact me if you would allow me to share my burden and calling with you and your church.

If I can serve you in any way, please allow me to do so.

In 2006, after traveling around developing nations on missions trips, John Hays was burdened to create a low cost, portable solution for water purification. After reading the historical account of Elisha cleansing the water of Jericho in II Kings 2, John put his 30+ years of experience with municipal water works to use and developed the Khlor Gen system.

Through the years, the design and look has been changed and improved, but the mission has stayed the same. Provide people with clean water, reaching out to them through word and deed. Eight years and 4,000 units later, that mission continues full steam ahead.

Learn more here: www.hayspurewater.com

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Washington, IA 52353
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403 W Main St, Washington, IA 52353
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  • John Hays Prayer Letter: A Grateful Heart–A Broken Heart

    John Hays Prayer Letter: A Grateful Heart--A Broken Heart“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
    (Psalm 34:18)

    I write this letter with a grateful heart—but also a broken one . . .

    I recently returned from the mountains of Peru, near Cusco, where the Andes rise high and villages are scattered far apart. At a small Pastors’ Conference, eight village pastors gathered—men who carry heavy burdens quietly. They came representing people who drink whatever water they can find, often knowing it will make their children sick.

    We placed Klor Gen water-treatment systems into their hands—simple tools, life-saving tools. As we prayed together, I was overwhelmed—not by what we gave, but by how little it felt compared to the need.

    Clean water changes everything. It slows the sickness. It keeps families together. It opens hearts. Again and again, pastors told me, “When the water comes, people listen.” The Gospel walks in on the heels of mercy.

    This same work has already gone deeper—into the Amazon near Iquitos, over a thousand miles away. The need does not end at the river’s edge; it multiplies.

    And that’s where the weight settles in . . .

    There are still thousands of villages—over 5,000—waiting. They are waiting for help, waiting for hope, waiting for someone to come.

    I often feel the limits of my own strength. I feel small. I feel undone. This work is far bigger than any one person, far bigger than any one organization. If God does not open doors, they will remain closed. If He does not send workers, water will not arrive.

    So I ask you—please pray . . .

    • Pray for open doors in 2026.
    • Pray for pastors who serve without recognition.
    • Pray for protection, provision, and endurance.
    • Pray that the love of Christ would flow as freely as clean water.

    Thank you for walking with me, praying with me, and carrying this burden together with me. I don’t stand strong—I stand dependent.

    With a humbled heart, His water boy,

    John Hays
    Pure Water for All

    Published On: January 7th, 2026Tags: ,

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