One of the young survivors of July’s catastrophic flash flooding in Texas has written a song in tribute to the 27 girls from Camp Mystic killed in the disaster.
Skyler Darrington, 12, shared her revised rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on US TV show Fox & Friends. “That event really helped my faith grow,” she said during the broadcast. “All my friends were there. We sung during the tragic event, and it just helped us grow.”
Christian musician Lauren Daigle joined Darrington on the show following her performance.
“I literally was standing in the corner with tears,” Daigle said to the young singer. “You took the tragedy and turned it into something beautiful. That’s so telling of your faith and the hope you have in Jesus.”
At least 135 lives were lost when the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes, sweeping away campers from their beds at the girls' Christian summer camp.
In Texas, families continue to mourn the loss of their loved ones in the wake of the disaster.
“We want to take time as we continue to grieve the loss of our precious girls, to thank all of our counsellors that embodied the Mystic spirit and put their campers first as they guided them to safety,” Camp Mystic said in the latest statement on its website. “There are many counsellors and others that we claim as heroes that night and we will be forever grateful.”
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