Beyonce performed for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
The ‘Love On Top’ hitmaker returned to Houston, Texas with her 63-year-old mother Tina Knowles, who admitted she felt overcome with emotions as she watched her daughter "celebrate" life with the victims of the natural disaster.
Tina told Entertainment Tonight: "We do special things in the community, feed the homeless, we have housing, which houses people. [Pastor] Rudy [Rasmus] has just been a beacon of light to the community. He just does everything for everybody. So this is the place … It’s so sentimental seeing Beyoncé here because she hadn’t been able to come for a long time. She started singing on this stage, so it’s real emotional …
"You know, it’s just, this is a celebration that we’re still here, not a sad event. It’s a celebration of survival. Survival. Absolutely [we will continue] to give back. And as Beyonce has said, she’s gonna help as many people as we can. That’s the idea. That’s the goal. Everyone out there should donate, even if it’s a dollar."
Beyonce was also accompanied by her daughter Blue Ivy Carter and the 36-year-old singer – who also has twins Rumi and Sir -gave a speech to those the hurricane has displaced.
She told them: "I just wanna say that I’m home. This church is my home. I was maybe nine or 10 years old the first time I sat there where my daughter is sitting. I sang my first solo here and I just wanna thank you for lifting my family up, for praying for me, and for being such an incredible example of what light and love is.
"This today is a celebration of survival. Ya’ll are my family. Houston is my home. I thank God that you’re safe, your children are safe. I think that really matters is your health and your children and your family. I just wanna say I love you. I’ve been blessed so that I can bless other people and I ask of God to continue to do that for other people."
Beyonce performs for hurricane victims
