Flyin' High

Well since this took place at the end of September, I should have posted about this quite a while back, but I failed to....so, now I am going to try and make up for the lost time as best I can. Prepare yourself...this is a doozy!

Some of you are familiar with the fact that Answers in Genesis, headed up by the familiar name of Ken Ham, has recently built a museum in Kentucky - the Creation Museum. If you want more information about Answers in Genesis or the Creation Museum visit their websites by clicking on their names.

So I had been thinking that taking our youth to this museum would be a great trip. But with the museum being about a 6 hour drive, this would have to be a weekend trip...or would it? While the thought of this trip had crossed my mind, it was not anywhere in my mind that Sunday morning in August when Mr. Scharbert (affectionately known by some as "Poppi Don") approached me at church with a great surprise. He wanted to take the youth to the Creation Museum...and he wanted to take them via a private jet. WHAT!? Are you kidding me!? Are you serious!? (These statements of course didn't come out of my mouth, but they were taking place in my mind). Of course the answer would be YES!, but first we had to work out the logistics.

The plane only held 9 people...our group consists of a few more than 9. How would we narrow this down in a fair way? Well, for the past year and a half now we have been having what we call "Worldview Nights" at CBC. At times (and currently) we have used DVD curriculum from Answers in Genesis for these worldview nights. So, we thought it would be good to use this trip as a reward for those who had been attending worldview nights - since this was kind of a worldview trip. So we looked at our Sr. High group (which we had already decided this trip would be for) and saw that we had 11 Sr. Highers who had been coming to Worldview Nights. But we also found out that 4 of these kids were going to be in Cincinnati (very close to the museum) at the end of September with their families for the season ending Cub series against the Reds. So after some planning, we worked it out so that we would be going on this trip that same weekend. The remaining 7 plus Mr. Scharbert and I made the the number on the plane 9.

Our Falcon!

All smiles and ready to fly!

Our 9 on the plane met up with the other 4 and their families at the museum and we all went through together. That Saturday, the museum was packed!

After watching the opening film, we headed off through the museum. The museuem covers the 7 C's of History - Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, and Consummation. The museum does a great job showing how the Biblical interpretation of science is supported by the evidence, and how we can trust the Bible in often debated issues such as what is says concerning the creation of the earth and a global flood. The museum walks us through the Biblical account of Genesis 1-11 with great life like looking figures and animatronics. But the great focus of Answers in Genesis and the museum is that when individuals come to realize the Bible can be trusted in areas like a literal 6 day creation and a real global catastrophic flood, it can also be trusted when it says that all men are sinners and that Jesus Christ died for our sins. It can be trusted when it says that salvation comes by grace through faith.

Today the authority of the Word of God is being attacked. A huge part of this attack is undermining the history of the Bible. Many today laugh at those who believe the earth is only 6-10,000 years old. Many laugh at those who believe God created everything out of nothing by speaking everything into existence. What about the dinosaurs? What about the Grand Canyon? How do you explain this or that? This museum helps to give solid answers to many of these questions and therefore helps equip believers to defend their faith as well as giving answers to unbelievers to show them the truth of the Bible. The musuem doesn't just deal with Genesis but also gives a clear gospel presentation explaining to each visitor their need for a Savior.

Methuselah - the oldest man to ever live - 969!
And boy does he look it!

A model of the ark

The sign Jess is touching reads, "Thou Shalt Not Touch".
Hmmm...I wonder if Rachel read that sign?

Obviously not...wherever do these kids learn to act like this?

Never mind!!

There was a lot of walking and reading involved...but it was great. We also got to visit the planetarium at the museum which was also phenomenal. I think our teens had a great time visiting the museum and being spoiled with the private jet ride. I would definitely recommend the museum to everyone and encourage you to try and go. I would like to get back myself.

Tired after a long day!

Thanks, Mr. Scharbert for an unforgettable day!