Bethany HamiltonAndrew, his three-year-old nephew, died in a drowning accident.

“The Lord has taken my sweet nephew Andrew into His wonderful care,” Hamilton, 34, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, October 19. “Although my family and I will miss him greatly, we trust that his joy is full with Jesus.”

She added: “Here is a prayer of faith that my brother and our entire family prayed last week. This prayer is an incredible demonstration of what it means to have faith. Faith means trusting that God's will for our lives is greater than our own. Thank you everyone for the love, prayers and support during this difficult time. Be blessed.”

Hamilton shared a personal prayer for Andrew's recovery in the comments section. She also reposted her tribute on her Instagram Story, writing: “Andrew is and was so loved. His joy is full in the Lord.”

The pro surfer confirmed a week earlier that Andrew, one of her brother's sons Timothy and wife Kyahaccidentally drowned. In a social media post on Oct. 12, Hamilton revealed that Andrew was taken to a local hospital in Hawaii, but he still had “a heartbeat and a fight inside of him.”

Timothy shared an obituary for his son on Instagram on Saturday, noting that Andrew succumbed to his injuries following the accident and that “best life-saving measures had been exhausted.”

Andrew is survived by his parents, five siblings – Thomas, Joshua, Matthew, Noelle and John – as well as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

“It hurts terribly and we miss Andrew more than words can express,” Timothy wrote in an Instagram message on Saturday. “But we do not grieve like those who have no hope. We rejoice in the sure hope of the glory of God, in whose name Andrew was baptized, whose precious blood washed Andrew clean and made him a child and heir of heaven.”

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He added: “Andrew sees Jesus as he is, face to face. He knows Jesus fully, just as he has been fully known and loved by Jesus throughout his life. Glory be to God for everything.”

Hamilton is a professional surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack at age 13. Her story inspired the 2011 film Soul Surfersin which actress Anna Sophia Robb played the athlete.

Hamilton herself is the mother of four children and shares sons Tobias (9), Wesley (6) and Micah (2) as well as daughter Alaya (16 months) with her husband. Adam Dirks.