Dove Award-winning artist David Crowder, known to most of his fans as just Crowder, shared earlier this week that he broke his leg, forcing him to cancel some upcoming concert dates.
“I’m not near as athletic as I thought I was, I’ve broken my leg and had to have emergency surgery including some plates and screws,” Crowder told fans, sharing a photo of himself in a hospital bed. “Unfortunately, I will have to miss a few shows.😔 I’m on the mend and we will figure out how to get back there as soon as we can! Thanks so much for the prayers.”
Crowder made a lighthearted video from his hospital bed, telling fans who were planning to see him at the Appalachian Fair in Gray, Tennessee, on Aug. 25 that he wouldn’t be able to make it due to his injury.
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“Appalachian Fair, listen, my people, I cannot wait to get there. Listen, I broke something,” Crowder said following his surgery. “I am not the elite athlete I suspected I was. But here’s the deal. It’s gonna be new and improved. I’m on the mend.”
“We put some plates in there,” he said. “We did some screw…basic carpentry. Carpentry for bones. We’ve got it going on.”
“I’m on the mend, and I’ll be there as soon as possible…just got out of surgery,” Crowder continued before joking about hospital food.
“They got me eating flat meat. That’s gonna help I think. These things—I don’t know what they are—but they’re gonna help, I’m sure. I don’t know,” he said. “We’ll find out what those are later, but we’re going to be back at Appalachian Fair, because you’re my people. I gotta see you soon.”
Crowder has been nominated for three Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards this year. The award ceremony will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 7.
Tauren Wells, who recently prayed for Forrest Frank’s broken back to be healed during a concert in Ohio, said, “This is terrible!!! Praying!!!”
