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Creation Museum Trip
On Saturday July 28th, our church organized a trip to the Answers in Genesis
(AIG) Creation Museum near Cincinnati OH. There were 21 in our group; we left the
church building at 7:00 am in three mini-vans and one car. We got to the Creation
Museum around 11:00 am and it was already packed. There was a long line outside
waiting to get in. Fortunately, we had made group reservations, so we were able to
bypass the long line.
First, we saw the short film "Men in White" in the Special Effects Theater. This
movie chronicled the efforts of two angels to demonstrate the truth of the Bible to a
lonely camper. The film came complete with rumbling seats and misting water, much
like similar attractions at Disney's Epcot Center or Universal Studios.
Next, we had a nice lunch at Noah's Cafe, then on to the main exhibits of the museum.
The museum is centered around the "Seven C's of Biblical History":
1. Creation - The six days of creation
2. Corruption - Sin enters the world
3. Catastrophe - Noah's Flood
4. Confusion - The Tower of Babel
5. Christ - Jesus comes into the world
6. Cross - Jesus' death and resurrection
7. Consummation - Jesus' return
In the main lobby of the museum, you are greeted by animatronics dinosaurs and
children, a waterfall, and fish pond. As you enter the main hall, you travel though a
canyon created when water cut through hundreds of layers of stone, much like a
miniature Grand Canyon. Next is a very realistic excavation of a dinosaur skeleton
with two archaeologists. One is a Christian and gives the Biblical interpretation of
these dinosaur remains, the other is an evolutionist and gives his views.
Next comes the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, and their sin. We then walked
through a room where the tragic consequences of sin are presented. The next room
contained one of the most impressive displays, Noah and some laborers are shown
working on a life-size section of the Ark. It is huge, but only represents 1/100 of the
length of the real Ark. We were awed by several depictions of the global flood, and
the Tower of Babel.
The final section of the museum presents the gospel message; we watched an excellent
film titled "The Last Adam". Our last two stops were the Dinosaur Den which
featured several life size sculpted dinosaur models, and the Dragon Hall Bookstore.
The museum is quite large with room after room of very professional and informative
displays covering two floors. The Creation Museum does an outstanding
job of showing that real science supports the Bible's record of history. The Bible
really can be trusted, from the very first verse!
The only down side to the trip was the large crowds. The Creation Museum has
turned out to be much more popular than AIG ever dreamed! This was an inconvenience
for us, but it is great news for the spread of God's Word. If you missed this trip,
we are planning another one for late fall/winter.
Those going on the trip were: Bryant and Benn Sparks, Larry and Brenda Burch,
Lester and Pat Morrison, Dorothy Shertzer, Don Phillips, Cheryl Wright, Brent and
Susan Waggoner, John Bennett, Roger and Liz Tharp, Mike and Becky Smith, Jessica
Anderson, Brad and Kelly Zimmerly, and Jim and Debbie Stahl.
CDs Of The Service Are Now Available!
If you would like to have a CD of the Sunday morning Service or your would like to switch from using a tape, CDs are now abailable. Just fill out a request card at the sound booth and leave a $2.00 donation in the envelope please. Thanks!
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