“Joel Osteen opened his Houston megachurch to those seeking shelter from floodwaters today after social media critics slammed the televangelist for not offering to house people in need while Harvey swamps the city.
“Among those who came to Lakewood Church — a 16,000-seat former arena that was the longtime home of the NBA’s Houston Rockets — was Jack Bullman.
“The 56-year-old Long Pine resident sat with a baby blue towel hanging around his neck, trying to dry off and get warm.
“”Usually a hurricane comes by and you get hit with the surge and the rain, but here it’s lingered so long there’s no doubt that it will be catastrophic,” Bullman said, adding that he had just rebuilt last year after another flood. “All that hard work, right down the tubes.””
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