As a megastar, Beyonce is used to being treated like royalty.
But Queen Bey turned the tables as she returned to Houston – her hometown – to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Giving Blue Ivy a lesson in humility, the mother had her daughter help her staff a feeding station, handing out meals of rice and beans to people in need.
Bey Good! Beyonce and Blue Ivy feed Hurriance Harvey victims as singer returns to her Houston hometown on Friday
This is life: Giving Blue Ivy a lesson in humility, the mother had her daughter help her staff a feeding station, handing out meals of rice and beans to people in need
Much needed: people flooded to the church for lunch and supplies
The five-year-old, dressed in a simple white T-shirt, looked on as her smiling mother talked to every person she served.
The pair also handed out supplies. These included baby diapers, which as a mother of newborn twins, Beyonce knows the importance.
The mother-of-three also shared words of encouragement as she spoke to the congregation at St. John’s Church on Friday afternoon, leading ‘a celebration of survival’ about two weeks after the disaster first struck the area.
Meeting her fans: Beyonce got hands on as she met the Hurricane Harvey victims
Here to help: The singer also handed out supplies. These included baby diapers, which as a mother of newborn twins, Beyonce knows the importance
Thank you Beyonce! It was clear that the megastar’s visit had brought cheer to the victims
‘I just wanna say I love you,’ said the 36-year-old songstress – who was also accompanied by her mother Tina Knowles Lawson, 63, and Destiny’s Child bandmate Michelle Williams, 37.
‘I sang my first solo here,’ the Grammy-winning artist said, ‘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.’
The megastar made clear that despite her international fame and fortune, her heart was with her hometown in the wake of the disaster.
‘I just wanna say I love you,’ said the 36-year-old songstress – who was also accompanied by her mother Tina Knowles Lawson and Destiny’s Child bandmate Michelle Williams
Thanks for donating! The singer’s fans contributed to fundraising efforts
‘I just wanna say that I’m home,’ Beyonce said Friday of her birthplace in the wake of the hurricane, which initially hit August 25, dropping in excess of 50 inches of rain while leaving at least 60 people dead and damages totaling about $180 billion, and displacing residents in more than 203,000 households, according to Reuters.
‘This church is my home,’ she said. ‘I was maybe nine- or 10-years-old the first time I sat there where my daughter is sitting.
‘Y’all are my family, Houston is my home and I thank God that you’re safe, that your children are safe.
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The mom-of-three, whose BeyGOOD charity has been key in amassing donations amid the disaster, told churchgoers, ‘The thing that really matters is your health and your children and your family.
‘I’ve been blessed so that I can bless other people,’ she said, ‘and I ask of God to continue to do that for other people.’
Comforting: Beyonce, 36, spoke to churchgoers at St. John’s Church in her native Houston Friday flanked by her mother Tina Knowles Lawson, 63, telling victims of Hurricane Harvey, ‘I just wanna say I love you’
Writing on Instagram, Beyonce thanked fans who helped contribute to her fundraising.
‘Thanks to everyone who donated to BeyGOOD and contributed to helping so many families in Houston. Thank you Pastor Rudy, Michelle, Ingrid and all at St. John’s Church.
‘Thank you to Trae Tha Truth and your crew. Y’all are so consistently dedicated to our community. Thank you!! There is still work to do so please continue to donate and do all you can to restore our city.
Connecting: The songstress hugged churchgoers on the emotional visit
Spirit: Bey called Friday’s proceedings ‘a celebration of survival,’ coming about two weeks after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the area
On Tuesday, Beyonce will be in front of the cameras along with Oprah Winfrey, Blake Shelton and Barbra Streisand for an hour-long telethon for victims of the hurricane that will be broadcast on all four networks – ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox – as well as CMT.
The telethon will also feature appearances from Bey’s Destiny Child bandmate Kelly Rowland and A-listers such as Jamie Foxx, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney and Matthew McConaughey.
Proceeds are slated to be dispersed to Habitat for Humanity and United Way of Greater Houston, among other philanthropic organizations.
Hometown girl: Beyonce, posing with a local family, revealed that the church was where she sang her first solo
Family affair: The star sat with her daughter Blue Ivy and mother at the religious facility