2010 Creation Trip

GGCEM & Youth went on a Creation Trip to the Grand Canyon from the 28th of June to the 30th of June. Creation Trip is a program designed so that the attendees would learn about creationism while traveling to Grand Canyon. Because the public education in U.S. (as well as other countries around the world) is heavily centered around so-called the "scientific teaching" regarding various issues such as origins of the world, evolution, age of the earth and etc., many Christians (especially the young ones) around the world are becoming less confident about their own faith and the biblical teachings regarding these issues. Hence, two experts were hired to give seminars and lectures during the trip regarding issues such as variations (micro evolution), carbon dating, dinosaurs and etc.

The trip entailed many hours of riding bus, which was utilized by watching various short videos regarding Creationism and Evolution. These video sessions were strengthened by lectures given each nights by the two experts. Both of these experts (the lecturers) hold PhD. in physiology, bio chemistry and chemical engineering, and they were very well-informed about the issues at hand. A few people had questions, which were answered with sufficient evidences. Even though the range of the attendees varied (from the middle school to the post-college), everyone seemed to enjoy each other's presence.

The bulk of the first day was spent riding the bus. On the second day, Sedona and Grand Canyon were visited. Many nice pictures were taken at both of the sites and people seemed to enjoy these short stops despite high temperature. I (not telling who) certainly enjoyed it; however there were times when I was little alarmed at the fact that some of little kids were running and jumping around the ledge of the Canyon, which was adjacent to the steep cliff. So I had to rebuke some of them, and I got the feeling that they (kids) didn't like being told what to do. On the bus, many people were sleeping due to the fact that the ride was very long.

The meals for the trip were decent. The first meal (lunch) was Korean food in the middle of nowhere Korean restaurant, which was not really good in quality; actually it was disappointing. The dinner was served at a hotel restaurant and it was pretty decent in quality (salad, steak, potato, vegis, cheesecake and etc.). The next morning's breakfast was served at Denny's (grand slam breakfast). It was followed by lunch and dinner at the same hotel restaurant as previous night's dinner, and they were all fairly good quality (burger and chicken). The next day's breakfast was also served at the hotel restaurant. On the way back from the trip, we stopped once again at the middle of nowhere Korean restaurant, which was a disappointment once again. Overall, the trip was very productive but also somewhat tiring due to the long bus rides.