I wanted to let you know that it’s possible this weekend that your local newspaper will be carrying an article on our Creation Museum. A piece has been written for The Religion News Service—which functions something like the Associated Press News Service—and it is now being distributed to papers (and websites), leaving it up to local editors and webmasters whether they will use it.
Here are the first few paragraphs of the RNS article. We appreciate such coverage, though there were some minor things we would have liked to have changed (as is usual for most such new items):
Three years on, Creation Museum is evolving
By DENNIS O’CONNOR[Photos from the Creation Museum are available via www.religionnews.com]c. 2010 Religion News ServicePETERSBURG, Ky. (RNS) Ken Ham, the Australian-born creator of theCreation Museum, looks around the throng of about a thousand guests on ahot, August morning and notes that “for a Tuesday, this is not a badcrowd.”In fact, more than three years after it opened in this remote cornerof Kentucky, the 70,000-square-foot “walk through the Bible,” consistingof animatronic displays, video features, theaters and restaurants hasevolved into a thriving enterprise.“We have consistently surpassed our own forecasts for attendance,”said Mark Looy, a co-founder of the museum and spokesman for the center.Last month (August), the Creation Museum counted more than 1.2 millionguests since it opened in 2007, he added.While Ham and Looy expected attendance to be high for the first yearbecause of the curiosity factor — there were about 500,000 guests inthe museum’s first year — no one predicted the continuing growth inattendance. “
You can read the full RNS article — and see some museum photos — at http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/comments/three_years_on_creation_museum_is_evolving/
We expect a good museum crowd for this Labor Day (Monday)—though not like one of our busy summer days, so don’t let that deter you if you’re thinking of spending the holiday with us on Monday.
Meeting Michael
On Thursday at our ‘meet and greet’ time at the Creation Museum, I met a young man named Michael (11 years old). He handed me a letter and a special gift. The letter began:
I wanted to write you to let you know how much I appreciate your work. I love to hear you speak (and not just because of the accent). I especially admire your boldness and bravery in standing up for God’s Word. I love science and have always wanted to be a scientist. Largely because of your influence and all the things I have learned from Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum, I have decided to be a creation scientist and I hope to someday work at the Creation Museum. I keep up with the happenings of Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum. We get Answers Magazine and have a bunch of DVD’s and books from Answers in Genesis. We have traveled from Savannah, Georgia to be able to come to the Creation Museum three times in the last year. We also traveled to Greenville, South Carolina to hear you speak…I’d also like you to know me so when I am a scientist you will want to hire me to work at the Creation Museum.”
Here is a photograph I had taken with Michael on Thursday when he visited:
Praise the Lord for Michael and many other young boys and girls I meet at the Creation Museum and in my travels, who want to learn to be able to boldly stand on God’s Word and be a witness in this world.
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying
Ken
