Thousands chip in to rebuild Texas mosque that burned to the ground

Thanks to the kindness of thousands of strangers, a Texas mosque that was destroyed in a fire on Saturday already has the funds it needs to rebuild (You can read the story here). The Islamic Center of Victoria in Texas started a GoFundMe campaign hours after the building burned down. Within three days, the center surpassed its $850,000 fundraising goal, receiving nearly $1 million in donations by more than 20,000 people by mid-Tuesday morning.
“Today our faith in humanity has been rekindled again!” the Islamic center posted on Facebook Sunday. “The thousands of messages, prayers and donations from all over the globe have been phenomenal.”
The center also thanked those who drove from Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Fort Worth to join a gathering that was held in wake of the fire. Victoria Fire Marshal Tom Legler asked for help from the Texas Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine what caused the blaze. The incident remains under investigation. The Texas office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations also said it would monitor the investigation.