Thx and God bless I’ll continue praying for you. The lead singer of the popular Christian band, Casting Crowns, is speaking out about his cancer diagnosis and the important lesson he learned about God during the ordeal. Please click here to learn how. "Mark is out of surgery. Melanie Hall, wife of Mark Hall, the lead singer of the Christian band Casting Crowns, came with a group including four of her children and bass player Chris Huffman. (Facebook/Casting Crowns) Christian band Casting Crown's lead singer Mark Hall revealed on Facebook just this month that he was battling cancer. I have a son in rehab at teen challenge who desperatly needs Gods healing. Glory Hallelujah! Hall’s career started in 1999. 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She does all the day-to-day stuff along with our management company. His wife, Melanie, has called the early detection of the malignant tumor a "miracle.". Check the updated Commenting FAQ for more information. "Something else interesting is that it was also determined to be a nuclear level 3 cell type, which is aggressive. Mark Hall spoke out about his experience in … “I hung up and walked to my car in a daze, wondering how I was going to break the news to my wife, Melanie; our four kids; our church; the youth group; the band,” Mark recalls in Guideposts. Doctors removed his cancerous kidney and later told him it was an aggressive form of the deadly disease, but mercifully, it was self-contained and had not spread. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; } God answered those prayers. It was 2015 and the Grammy-winning Christian worship band was approaching 10 million sales of its albums. While Mark is the composer, lyricist and lead singer, his wife is busy in the background making things work: family life on the road, details of their travels, and more. In the meantime, you can post new comments now. I’m the lead singer for Casting Crowns, and the feeling of that many people singing my songs never gets old. After getting the results of some scans, the doctor texted Mark: Dude, you need to call me. As with several battles of my own God brought to me 2 Cor 12:9-10. Their single “Slow Fade” was included in Kirk Cameron’s blockbuster movie Fireproof. Mark got his 4-year degree in six years and launched his music ministry. Some members of the band currently work as ministers for Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, Georgia. Other members at that time included: Juan DeVevo (guitar), Melodee DeVevo (vocals and violin), Hector Cervantes (guitar), and Darren Hughes (production manager). 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