Five buses carrying Houston residents displaced because of Tropical Storm Harvey pulled up to Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church on Tuesday morning.Following claims that the megachurch had shut out Harvey victims, Lakewood formally opened its doors Tuesday at noon to accept baby diapers, and adult diapers on behalf of the city.Following claims from around the internet that Lakewood Church, and its leader, Joel Osteen, weren't doing anything for the victims of Tropical Storm Harvey, the pastor and his organization are speaking out to try and set the record straight.On Tuesday, Osteen tweeted that he and his wife, Victoria, "care deeply about our fellow Houstonians. Lakewood's doors are open and we are receiving anyone who needs shelter."Two media giants, the New York Post and New York Daily 온라인 바카라 게임, gave credence to angry Twitter users and other media personalities questioning the megachurch for not opening its doors to people forced from their homes from flooding.Don Iloff, spokesperson for Lakewood, told the Houston Chronicle late Monday night that the church has never been closed during Harvey and staff was instructed to aid anyone who came to their doors looking for help."It's not our unwillingness, it's just practicality. It's been a safety issue for us," Iloff said, adding that Harvey's heavy rainfall almost spilled over Lakewood's floodgate this past weekend. "Lakewood Church has a heart for this city."A post on the church's official Facebook page said that Lakewood was " inaccessible due to severe flooding."Lakewood will be open Tuesday at noon to collect baby food, baby formula, baby diapers, and adult diapers on behalf of the city. Lakewood was in communication with the city today and said it would shelter Harvey victims once other shelters are full, Iloff said.A photo appearing to show air mattresses lined up inside Lakewood went viral Monday night. It was provided to writer and Army veteran Charles Clymer by someone working for Lakewood, Cylmer told the Chronicle.Iloff could not confirm Monday night if the mattresses belonged to the church, but said Lakewood has already began preparing to host people displaced by Harvey.On Sunday evening, Lakewood Church, Joel and Victoria Osteen all tweeted to raise money toward Samaritan's Purse, an organization that raises funds to help communities in natural disasters like Harvey, but no word on whether they would open the church's doors.On the Lakewood Church website, a post was shared to promote the fundraising effort, saying in part:"Over the last couple of days, as the enormity of this storm was being realized, we have been working to organize relief efforts for the Houston area with our friend Franklin Graham and the disaster relief organization that he oversees, Samaritan's Purse. Samaritan's Purse has been, since its inception, organized to respond to situations just like Hurricane Harvey, and we are grateful to be able to partner with them to provide assistance to the Houston area."As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump historic levels of rain across Houston, thousands of residents have been displaced from their homes.The church, which was once Houston's Compaq Center, can house more than 16,000 people at a time.