Testimonials

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     "Chris  has a unique gift that I have not encountered in anyone else who has  played for me. He has a strong presence in front of both youth and  adults and has the ability to lead them in praise and worship that  really brings forth God’s presence. It is always real worship whether  it’s a high energy song or one of quiet reflection. Chris brings a group  together and unites them before they even know they’ve been united! For  me, this is the key to what makes a retreat happen."

Mark Duncan, Executive Director
Chesapeake Retreat Center (PCUSA), Maryland 

 Dear Chris,

I  am the youth leader of the 6 middle school girls who  recently attended and danced at your evening at the  Cranbury Presbyterian Church..  When asking my girls for topic  ideas for upcoming meetings my daughter Barbara said she wanted to  discuss your "Fish Song" which really connected with her... any chance  of having you send us the lyrics?  I know this means a lot to her  because she has mentioned it many times over the past  few weeks.  

Thank you for the difference you made  and are making in the lives of youth (and adults).  I'm sitting  here listening to your albums online and feel like we're  in the same room.

Carla MacGuigan
TGIF Advisor - Pennington United Methodist Church 

Dear Chris,
 

I  wanted to write and thank you for the impact that you had on my  daughter this weekend. We attended the youth rally in Ocean City,  Maryland. I watched her as she socialized in and around the event. As  funny as it sounds, I kept watching my girls socialize and quietly  thinking, "I wish they were getting something out of this rally." On  Saturday they quickly hustled into the exhibit hall and disappeared. I  thought again, "I wish they would just try to listen to the  message."  Later that night as the entire youth group waited for my  two girls to meet up with the group, I was becoming a little annoyed.  About 10 minutes later my 16 year old daughter came busting through the  doors crying. She ran up to me and hugged me and told me she loved me.  Then she said "I got it Mom, I really got it!" 
 

After  years of church, confirmation classes, Sunday school classes, youth  group, and various other church activities...she listened... to you. I'm  still not sure what your exact words were that grabbed her attention  but this child "felt it." She really felt it for the first time in her  life.  This unusually quiet child spent the rest of the weekend  dancing and singing (which she never does) with the rest of the kids.
 

I just wanted to thank you. She got it!
 

God Bless,
Tammy Darrow