texas, did not want to show up empty-handed so he persuaded his principal to let the entire school make all of these cards, filled with prayers and poems. i want surprised he wanted to do something. i was just surprised he followed through with it and it made me really proud. all the children in the school wrote cards, original drawings and cooper said that he would deliver them up here. reporter: a promise cooper kept this christmas day. the 10-year-old shared part of one particularly poignant poem written for children of newtown. they are filled with joy, didn t know what to say, they remembered nothing what happened earlier that day. where are we asked the little girl as quiet as a mouse? this is heaven declare ad small boy. we re spending christmas at god s house. reporter: cooper himself giving credence to the sign hanging at st. rose of lima church. i think the whole world is seeing now that the darkness is not going to overtake us.