Country Star Justin Moore Offers Prayers of 'Strength' as Craig Strickland Body Is Recovered
Country music star Justin Moore has offered prayers of "strength, safety, guidance and encouragement" to the family of fellow country musician Craig Strickland as rescue crews recovered the body of the missing 29 year old on Monday.
Moore, who's a singer and songwriter represented by The Valory Music Co., shared his condolences to the Strickland family on social media, describing Craig, who went missing during a hunting trip over one week ago, as "kind, thoughtful, bright, talented, driven, and so much more."
"As an artist, Craig has 'it.' From the limited time I've spent with him, as a human being, he also has 'it.' That puts him in rarified air, in my opinion," Moore wrote in a Twitter post on Sunday evening.
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"From me and my family, we continue to pray for strength, safety, guidance, encouragement, etc.," the musician added.
Moore posted his message on Sunday evening, hours before the wife of Craig Strickland, Helen Strickland, shared on Twitter that her missing husband's body had finally been recovered by rescue crews.
"#CraigStrickland was found today. He is safe with his Father in Heaven. Thank you Lord for leading us to him today. I will praise you, Amen," Strickland shared on Monday.
Helen, a former Miss Arkansas USA winner, has been active on social media since her husband's disappearance on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, when he and friend Chase Morland set out on a duck hunting trip in Kay County, Oklahoma.
The hunting pair had been reported as missing to authorities when they failed to check in with family members by the evening of Dec. 26.
The two young men had gone missing as winter storm Goliath hit Oklahoma and other parts of the south.
While Morland's body and a capsized hunting boat were discovered shortly after the duo was reported missing, it took rescue crews over one week to recover Strickland's body. Search efforts had to be called off repeatedly, especially at night, due to poor weather conditions.
Helen has repeatedly shared words of hope and faith to God on social media while she awaited the search results for her husband.
"You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.' — Psalm 56:8," Helen shared in a tweet on Dec. 29.
Helen also voiced her support and appreciation for local search crews in their refusal to end the search for her husband.
"The canine units (and) the Kay County Sheriff's Department have been so wonderful to us. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol having gone above and beyond, especially going through this struggle, is the most comforting thing you can have," Helen told 40/29 News.
