Welcome Opulent Philanthropy Inc., Texas Disaster Relief

Disaster Relief: Providing shelter, food and water to the people of Laguna Heights and Port Isabel. One person was killed, at least 10 others were hospitalized, including two people who were listed in critical condition and a curfew was imposed after a powerful tornado tore through a community near the southern tip of Texas before dawn Saturday, damaging dozens of residences and knocking down power lines.  The tornado hit at about 4 a.m. as most people were in their homes asleep in the unincorporated community of Laguna Heights, located on the mainland across from South Padre Island, off the Gulf of Mexico. The county has among the highest poverty rates in Texas and is dotted with substandard housing. As many as 60 homes were damaged. The county judge signed a disaster declaration, and a temporary shelter in the nearby city of Port Isabel. The tornado went straight through that community and people wouldn't leave their homes due to people stealing their belongings.

Victims of Violence: Providing support to the victims and their families. At least nine people were killed and another seven wounded when a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon at Allen Premium Outlets, a mall in Allen, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. Seven people were pronounced dead at the scene, and another nine were rushed to local hospitals. Two of those transported to hospitals later died. A police officer who was at the mall on an unrelated call heard the shooting and immediately responded, killing the gunman. Witnesses said some people sheltered in place for up to two hours as law enforcement cleared the sprawling complex. Our prayers are with the victims and their families. 

Providing Support to family members. A gunman is still at large after allegedly fatally shooting five people, including a child, in a Cleveland, Texas home after a Friday night rampage that started with a noise complaint about gunfire. The suspect, identified as Francisco Oropeza, 38, was apparently shooting a rifle in his yard when neighbors asked him to stop because a baby was trying to sleep. The suspect then opened fire on the neighbors. A doorbell camera at the home of the victims at some point captured the suspect approaching with his rifle. Multiple people were shot around the residence, two female victims in a bedroom used their bodies to shield two young children who survived. The deceased were identified as Sonia Argentina Gúzman, 25; Diana Velázquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; José Jonathan Cásarez, 18; and Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman. Daniel had turned 9 in January. 

Providing support to the victims and their families. Texas cheerleaders shot after allegedly getting into the wrong vehicle in a carpool. The shooting occurred when a group of four cheerleaders stopped at the carpool lot while traveling back from an out-of-town cheer practice at Woodlands Elite Cheer Co. in Woodlands, Texas, Payton Washington remains in critical condition, but she is breathing on her own. The 25-year-old suspect, Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr., allegedly shot Roth after she accidentally got into his vehicle. Upon realizing it wasn't her friend's car, Roth promptly got out and went to the correct vehicle.  Payton was shot twice and badly injured. She is stable in the ICU and will have a long road to recovery. Our prayers go out to the victims and their families.