Our Mission
Wherever there is a need.
Out of the Pew's mission is to motivate and mobilize Kingdom people to engage in Kingdom causes, wherever there is a need.
Whether the need is a...
- School in Kenya
- Orphanage in Ethiopia
- Disaster response
- Women in abusive situations
- Micro-loans
Kingdom needs are everywhere and so are Kingdom people. Out of the Pew seeks to motivate and connect Kingdom people to God's work in bring real help to real people.
"Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. But someone may well say, 'You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.'”
James 2:17-18
Our Story
God our Father has always given us a heart to help. We have deep, personal involvement in the adoption world and are long-time, passionate advocates for children and families. We have also spent our careers working in mental health. We understand real people and real needs. And we also understand the power of Father's desire to meet those needs. We simply seek to be faithful to how the Holy Spirit leads us to help. Our prayer continues to be, "Lead us to people in 'God-only' situations!" We have learned that while the church is the filling station, in order to engage in Kingdom work, everyone of us must get...
Out of the Pew
Brenda and Luis Valdes
"For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
How you can help
Financial Support
All donations go straight to wherever there is a need. Your financial gift will help a real person or ministry with a real need. We are happy to receive one time and/or recurring gifts.
Go!
Get out of your pew and join us on project specific trips. Since we go wherever there is a need we will have trips that fit your passion and availability.
A broken world...
- 719 million people live in extreme poverty.
- 20 people per minute in the United States suffer domestic violence
- Roughly 40% of American babies are born outside of marriage.
- Roughly 29% of the world face dangerous levels of food insecurity.
- In 2022, the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide, resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8 billion.
- 153 million kids worldwide are orphans
- Nearly 50 million Americans suffer mental illness
- In 2020, 45,979 Americans committed suicide.
Help us continue our work...wherever there is a need
"Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.'"
Matthew 9:36-38
Contact us
E-mail: info@outofthepew.org
Address: 10600 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX, 77042
Real People
Real Needs