03/05/2026
Prayers for Rudy!
❗️Rodolfo “Rudy” Garza Jr., 21, was critically injured in Sunday’s mass shooting in Austin.
A gunshot wound to the head.
In an instant, his future — the future he worked so hard to build — was put on hold.
Rudy is a senior at UT Austin studying mechanical engineering.
He’s set to graduate in May.
The first in his Hispanic family to walk this path. His education represents sacrifice. Hope. Generational change.
Instead of preparing for graduation, he’s in the ICU.
He’s in critical condition. Doctors are working around the clock. There may be more surgeries. A long, uncertain road of rehabilitation ahead.
His mother is a nurse. She’s spent her career caring for others in their most vulnerable moments.
Now she sits beside her own son’s hospital bed.
But here’s what else matters:
More than 100 of Rudy’s friends — high school and college — showed up at the hospital with food, notes, and love. That’s who he is. A young man who shows up for people.
Now he needs us to show up for him.
Please pray for Rudy’s brain to heal. For swelling to decrease. For steady hands in every procedure. For peace over his mother as she waits.
“Mi hijo Rudy es el orgullo de nuestra familia… Hoy está luchando por su vida.”
Tonight, let’s fight with them — in prayer.
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