Christian singer-songwriter David Crowder announced Wednesday he had to have “emergency surgery” after breaking his leg, forcing him to cancel future shows.

“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,” he wrote in an Instagram post with a picture of him recovering in a hospital bed. “[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.”

The “Glorious Day” recording artist shared a video with the Appalachian Fair in Gray, Tennessee, where he was scheduled to perform.

“Listen,” he said with his classic southern drawl. “I cannot wait to get there.”

Crowder, 53, said he is recuperating well, joking from his recovery room that surgeons perform

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