UPDATED July 9, 2021: Casting Crowns lead signer Mark Hall shared on Instagram Friday July 9, 2021, that their former drummer Andy Williams passed away at the age of 49, in the early morning hours around 1 a.m.
Hall shared a post from Williams’ wife Kelly which said the injuries Williams suffered from his motorcycle accident on June 27, 2021, took too much of toll on his body, although he fought the good fight
Kelly told all those following their Gofundme page that God had answered prayers, saying, “While we mourn that Andy isn’t here with us, and that we didn’t get to witness the miracle we longed for here on earth, all of our prayers were answered. He is healed, he is awake and we believe that he is more alive today than he has ever been.”
“We celebrate that Andy is in the arms of his Savior and we are grateful for the memories and laughter that Andy brought to all who knew him,” Kelly said, thanking everyone for their prayers, support, unending love.
Please keep the Williams family in your prayers.
UPDATED July 6, 2021: “Your prayers are desperately needed and so is your support,” Casting Crowns lead signer Mark Hall posted on Instagram a couple of days ago, along with an update on the band’s former drummer, Andy Williams.
Williams was involved in a serious motorcycle accident on his way to church on June 27, 2021. After almost dying at the scene, Williams was rushed to the ER and placed on a ventilator because of extensive brain and bodily injuries.
The husband, father, and music teacher had to have his leg amputated just above the knee. Much is still unknown about what the upcoming days will bring for Williams and his family.
Doctors were able to eradicate bacteria from Williams’s lungs that was causing a fever, Pastor Jeff Boyet from Grace Chapel Fairview wrote in an update on Gofundme. Boyet asked people to pray for Williams’s complete healing and for his doctors. He also thanked those who had given to Williams’s Gofundme campaign, which was set up to help with medical bills and other unknown future financial needs. “The family can feel the love of Jesus from your generosity and continued prayers. Love to all,” Boyet wrote.