To Whom It may Concern:

Our organization, Young Life, is a Christian group that has an evangelical outreach on the Washington State University Campus.

We have had Eric Engerbretson for two musical concerts in which we operly advertised for all interested students to attend. At each of the concerts we have had 200-250 students. They were enthusiastic and excited at Eric's presentation.

Eric has a very unique way of presenting a concert. He can sing and play a variety of music from secular to sacred and solicits requests from the audience by year or title. He is extremely warm and open to the audience whereby the audience feels part of the concert. His talking between musical numbers is the best I have ever heard. He is interesting, uses analogies that are relevant to the audience, and very powerful in his theology. He is not offensive to nonbelievers in the audience, in fact, he is probably more accepted in what he says than most ministers. He is listened to, and the things he says are seriously considered.

His music is top caliber. He has a very good, in fact, outstanding voice, and is very pleasant to listen to. I have never heard anything but praise about his singing. His own songs are great. His guitar playing is as good as anyone I've ever seen or heard. He is a master on the guitar. He could spellbind an audience with only an instrumental concert.

At the end of his last concert at Washington State University, the audience spontaneously jumped to their feet and gave him a standing ovation. That said it all.

Sincerely,

Sam Adams

Acting Area Director Young Life

Dear Eric,

It was. a privilege to be able to have you share your ministry- with us several weeks ago. Please excuse this letter's tardiness as I was unable to get it off before I left for a week long junior high summer camp.

I really appreciated your graciousness before, during and after the concert as well an your genuine heart for people. I truly believe that even though our turn out was smaller then expected, God used the evening In a powerful way. One young woman in particular is seriously considering the claims of Christ because of the concert and several others were challenged by a number of things you had said to get their lives in closer agreement with God's word.

Please accept the enclosed check as a small token of our appreciation for you making the trip over to this other mountain just for our concert. God has been gracious to our ministry and we certainly appreciate your sharing it, so please use this in what ever way best fits your ministry or family.

With Love and Gratitude,

Pastor Dan Miller

To Whom It May Concern:

We had Eric Engerbretson as our guest speaker/singer at our Senior High Winter Retreat. Eric did a great job both in speaking and singing. God has exceptionally gifted Eric with musical ability that is matched by his transparent, loving heart. Our students latched on to him as if they had known him for years. He both encouraged and challenged them.

He also was our special guest at one of our outreach events. He was well received by both Christian and non-Christian students. He immediately established rapport with the students through his great guitar playing, which is very contemporary, upbeat and at the same time very meaningful.

Eric is very flexible and easy to work with. As a Youth Pastor it was a relief to know that I could relax and enjoy a professional, relevant and challenging presentation.

In Him,

John Schubert

I have been pleased to know about YFC's on-campus work here in Denmark the three years that I have lived here. Their reputation amongst religious leaders and secular educational authorities across the country continues to be first rate. That they are able to get into Danish schools nationwide; that they receive more invitations than they are able to schedule; and that they receive such favorable reviews from students and teachers alike is impressive. Noteworthy is their diligence, ingenuity, resourcefulness and dedication to the work at hand.

I was therefore glad to hear that this good work has been carried on by Eric Engerbretson. His reknown preceded him. I'd beard about this musician who was able to play by memory and on request top ten songs for any year in the past three decades. When his name was mentioned in Christian circles, the response was inevitably that the face lit up, and the words fairly well bubbled out in praise of his talent. He seemed to be everybody's "good friend."

With this as background, I had the chance to attend one of his concerts here in Copenhagen recently. Eric's considerable and broad music talent, which crosses both the years and a wide range of musical tastes, was immediately apparent. I was most impressed by his ability to relate to the audience. Eric deftly changed gears between the hard and the soft, Christian and secular, and got the audience to participate whole-heartedly, all the more credible because Danes are by nature one of the shyest nationalities on earth. He poured his heart into his singing. I was touched by Eric's love and concern for kids. Last but not least, I was also impressed by his warm and close relationship with his road manager.

Sincerely,

Robert Fretz

American Consul to Denmark