To wait before giving help is wrong, Joel Osteen

Mr. Osteen, my son Lone Walker earmarked some articles about you and the Houston flooding.  All I can think after reading the articles is one word about your actions and that is "Shame on you." Even if they were all somehow wrong, you let yourself get into a position that reflects poorly on God.

A church that chooses who can come in its doors and when is not a house where God is present. It is a house of pretenders whose path will not lead them to heaven. Being shamed into doing what is the right thing remains wrong on so very many levels. May you find your way back into God's grace.

I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/joel-osteen-criticized-for-closing-his-houston-megachurch-amid-flooding-2017-08-28

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/28/joel-osteen-lakewood-church-houston-hurricane-harvey/610947001/

http://www.newsweek.com/hurricane-harvey-joel-osteen-lakewood-church-656250

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/us/joel-osteen-houston-megachurch-criticism/index.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/28/joel-osteen-lakewood-church-houston-hurricane-harvey/610947001/

Hurricane Harvey its devastation and how to help **UPDATE**

 A disaster of proportions that has not been encountered before in Texas has occurred. Massive flooding has occurred 20- 50 inches over night. Currently there is no end in sight for the rain. These people will need help for a while.

The last link has directions to go to links for help.There are three major charities. (American Red Cross, Salvation Army. Catholic Charities, and a Pet Shelter trying to help needs money) These agencies have links and numbers to call in donations. They also have addresses to mail in donations. Write in the For. section Hurricane Harvey relief. Give what you can, $5.00 helps.  Talk to your church leaders about how your church can help.  Keep all in your prayers. If you do not pray, keep them in your positive thoughts.

***UPDATE** LEVEE BREACH SOUTH OF HOUSTON; ALL RESIDENTS URGED TO EVACUATE.  See the 10:45 am update in the link following.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/us/texas-harvey-latest/index.html

I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockport,_Texas

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/27/catastrophic-flooding-underway-in-houston-as-harvey-lingers-over-texas/?utm_term=.602405079c38

http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-hundreds-rescues-thousands-911-calls-swamp/story?id=49450092

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/gallery/hurricane-harvey/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-impact-by-the-numbers-trnd/index.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/full-extent-of-harveys-aftermath-starts-to-come-into-chilling-focus/2017/08/27/1b2b184a-8b56-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html?utm_term=.0f77912da099

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/houston-monday-harvey-update-dams_us_59a36d59e4b06d67e3389e47

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-pictures-hurricane-storm.html

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/health/iyw-harvey-how-to-help/index.html

http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-victims/story?id=49451305