On September 1, we launched our end-of-year campaign (and praise God for the seed gift to enable us to do this) so we can do major needed upgrades and also continue expanding, as per our Master Planning Vision for both the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum.
This is our most ambitious end-of-year funding campaign ever at $17 million. Just as we were about to go to print with our monthly letter to supporters, we heard from a family foundation that they approved our biggest match ever to encourage our supporters to raise the total amount. The match amount is $8.5 million—half the total. We will send regular updates to the foundation, and they will match every dollar our supporters give to this through December 31, 2021, up to $8.5 million. Wow! What an opportunity we have to fund these critical projects so we can reach even more people with the saving message of the gospel.
Exciting upgrades and expansions are coming soon to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter! These are necessary to accommodate, and better serve and reach, the thousands of families pouring in daily. Consider just this one testimony we received recently:
The [Ark Encounter] is fabulous. My daughter accepted Christ here. She also figured out what it means to chase Christ even when others find you crazy.
It’s for young people, families, and individuals like her that we do what we do—and why you partner with us. And you can be part of reaching even more people by joining in on our end-of-year campaign. In this increasingly dark culture, we need to do all we can to get the truth of God’s Word and the gospel to more of the coming generations.
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The summer of 2021 has been such a blessing. Both of our attractions, the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter, have been bustling all summer—and we’re projecting that the year ahead will be even busier. So many people are hearing the gospel and learning about the authority of God’s Word every day. Praise the Lord!
But that’s a “problem” (a good “problem”)! With so many flooding into both attractions, we need to upgrade and expand to accommodate these thousands of families that visit daily. What a great “problem” to have!
One “problem” we’re addressing is the older technology that is becoming hard to repair in Legacy Hall, our 900-seat auditorium at the Creation Museum. We’re updating to better present God’s Word, and we are planning to add more seats so more people can hear our important teaching sessions. We’re also constructing a teaching center (with special classrooms) to upgrade and expand our Eden Animal Experience, including a butterfly house and “plants of the Bible” greenhouses. At the Ark Encounter, we’re adding a spectacular model of first-century Jerusalem, based on the one that used to be at the Holy Land Experience but taking it to a whole new level and enhancing the teaching aspect. Once we’ve completed these, we can continue to implement our master plan for the future.
That’s why we started our 2021 end-of-year funding campaign on September 1. The funds raised by this campaign will help us upgrade and add to our attractions, better serving our guests and powerfully impacting more people with the message.
We are thrilled to be on the cutting edge of proclaiming the authority of God’s Word and the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Join me in praying that God will continue to use this ministry to impact more people than ever before.
Thank you for considering a gift to Answers in Genesis!
Ken Ham
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