Just like the story of Noah's Ark in the Bible, Creation Museum CEO and President Ken Ham's construction of the life-sized Noah's Ark in Williamstown, Kentucky has been met with a lot of raised eyebrows and scoffing, but Ham says that it does not matter what "naysayers" believe because it is right on schedule to be finished by 2016.
"Despite all the naysayers, and the enormous amount of false information certain people and organizations have spread about this project — it is moving ahead nicely toward the opening in 2016. We just praise the Lord for this," Ham wrote on his Facebook page.
He shared several photos of the construction site, which boasts of "massive columns" and structures. He added that attendance at the Creation Museum has so far been "excellent," with families and other individuals coming in droves.
Ham even believes that the museum's attendance will only increase once the Ark is opened. "In fact, the latest research indicates that when the Ark is operational, attendance at the Creation Museum will increase about 400,000 people a year," he said.
Earlier, Ham said that "anti-Christian trolls" always come up with something negative to say whenever he gives an Ark update, and sometimes even Christians can be negative too. So he decided to be one step ahead of his critics and come up with a list of negative things to say after sharing a photo of the animals that would be included in their exhibit.
"The animals are not detailed enough," said Ham. "You weren't there—how do you really know they looked like that? Did you pay the sculptor properly? These animals aren't even mentioned in the Bible, are they? Why aren't you feeding the poor instead of building an Ark to help save millions for eternity?"
But despite his reservations about the Ark's critics, Ham hopes that there will be others who appreciate all the work that has been put into the Ark and get excited about the talent the Lord has given for their project.
