Dali Tauwala - Thinking of Others

A couple days before Scott told me there was a spot for me on the team I was singing "Right By Your Side," which is the first song l ever wrote. The chorus of the song goes:

And God is with you there to see you through
He is there for you through the bad and through the good
And he will be by your side, All throughout your life
Like he has all the time, to see you to the end

When I originally wrote the song I was in 4th grade and the message helped me remember that God was there for me through the teasing I endured. I never really thought about who the other people were and what they might possibly have faced that needed the songs messages; of God being with them. But as I sang the song, the few days previous to joining the team, I thought of the NOLA team and the fact that they were bringing down the message of hope, the message of God being with the people of New Orleans though their hardship. Realizing this I got really excited just to help raise money for the NOLA team, to support them how I could and to pray for them. Then when Scott told me I could go I was even more excited. I can't wait to go to New Orleans with the NOLA team, to help New Orleans recover from Katrina. I am looking forward to the opportunities the NOLA team and I will have to share with the people the hope and truth, that God is with them.

- Dali Tauwala, grade 11