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RAISING THE MAMMOTH


CREATION MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT: THE MINISTRY OF CREATION STUDIES INSTITUTE IN
FLORIDA



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Answers in Genesis is thrilled that God is raising up creation ministries all
over the world, on the cutting edge of apologetics-where the battle is “really
at.” AiG wants to do as much as we can to support these effective ministries and
encourage others to work with them.

One such ministry, which has been around for fifteen years, is the Creation
Studies Institute (CSI), located in South Florida, USA. In addition to a busy
speaking schedule, CSI gets out the creation message in a variety of other
ways-radio, seminars, workshops, “Fossil Floats,” book distribution, homeschool
conventions, a newsletter, a Creation Museum. and the exciting Mammoth Project.


MAMMOTH PROJECT 2003

One of CSI’s most interesting endeavors is its Big Dig excavations. Back in
1996, CSI discovered a mammoth skeleton on a Peace River expedition. Since then,
they’ve been taking fossil-hunters, student groups and families back to the same
area to discover other treasures from Florida’s past, including saber-cat, tapir
and shark teeth, alligator scales, and much more.


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The goal is to learn more about post-Flood conditions in Florida during the Ice
Age. So far, their finds confirm that, under the right chemical conditions,
fossils can be formed in a relatively short period of time.

This year’s excavations will be aided by Joe Taylor, a talented creationist
paleontologist with over 20 years of field experience throughout the United
States. He is the founder and curator of the Mount Blanco Fossil Museum in
Crosbyton, Texas.


CREATION STUDIES CENTER-GRAND OPENING ON 15 FEBRUARY!

Just two weeks ago, on 15 February, CSI opened a fascinating museum in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. The Creation Studies Museum displays a wide variety of
amazing Florida fossils, from sharks to the giant ground sloth. The center
attraction is the collection of bones from three different mammoths (one of them
stood approximately 15 to 17 feet tall).

The museum’s attractive display of tropical plants ushers you into a realistic
experience of Florida’s past, a few thousand years ago during the great Ice Age.
The goal of the displays is to teach the Bible’s true perspective about the
past.

Tom DeRosa, president of CSI, explains his burden to build the museum. As a
science teacher who loved to learn more about God’s creation, he would “drag”
his family to museums all over the country. But “they saw my great
disappointment and at times, my great frustration, rise when evolution and
new-age philosophy were boldly displayed as indisputable scientific fact. It is
my opinion that these public museums are nothing else but places of worship for
those who deny the Creator and worship the creation. The Holy Spirit placed in
my heart that the truth has to be displayed somewhere!”


THE BURDEN OF CSI: BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO THE GOSPEL

CSI was founded by Tom DeRosa in 1988, at Dr D. James Kennedy’s Coral Ridge
Presbyterian Church. The reason for his ministry? “Remove the Genesis account
and the Cross will follow,” Tom says. “Without Creation, then God’s Word is not
true. Without God’s Word, there is no foundation for the Gospel.”

CSI is offering a free one-year subscription to AiG’s quarterly Creation
magazine to anyone who signs up to become a member of their organization. For
details, call the CSI office at 954-315-4310.

This tragedy was true in his own life: “I was in seminary when I first started
to believe the lie [of evolution]. At first I thought I could combine my faith
and “science” [evolution]. However, I soon found that faith and evolution are
like oil and water; they just don’t mix. I had to drop one. I did. With it went
seminary and church. I soon became a devout atheist and dedicated evolutionist.
I had a new religion, something else to put my faith in: evolution.

“But in 1978,” Tom says, “I had a life changing experience by receiving Jesus
Christ as the Lord of my life. Since then, I have eagerly shared my testimony
and given creation seminars in many churches. This is why creation is so
important; it changes people’s lives by breaking down the barriers that keep
them from Christ.”


CREATIONISTS IN PROFILE: TOM DEROSA

 * Founder and president of Creation Studies Institute, Florida
 * Certified science teacher in public and religious schools for 30 years
 * Former chairman of the Creation Studies Department at Westminster Academy (Ft
   Lauderdale)
 * Adjunct instructor in chemistry at Broward Community College (Ft Lauderdale)
 * Presently directing and teaching creation studies at Calvary Chapel [CK]
   Bible Institute (Ft Lauderdale)
 * Adult (& college) Sunday school teacher at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
 * Host of “Genesis Connection,” an hour-long weekly radio program

“It’s a thrill to work with quality creation ministries, like Answers in
Genesis, as we join together to get out the truth about creation, so that people
will be open to hear the Gospel,” Tom says. “Ken Ham was very influential in the
start of this ministry. Reading his book The Lie: Evolution (1987) turned me on
to this very important message. Before he published that book, the
creation/evolution debate was out there, but that book showed how the debate
related to God’s Word. God’s Word was under attack, and until The Lie was
published, people weren’t making that connection. Basically, CSI began because
of that book.”

“Ever since I started CSI in 1988, Ken Ham has been working very closely with
us. AiG has been very supportive of our ministry.” The pleasure has been all
ours, Tom!

Contact information:

Creation Studies Institute
2401 West Cypress Creek Rd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-315-4310
www.csinfo.org

Note: Tom DeRosa had a kidney transplant recently. Please pray for his recovery,
which is so far going well!


FOSSIL FLOATS, SPRING AND FALL

Another integral part of CSI’s ministry is its Fossil Floats. These are weekend
vacations filled with canoeing, fossil hunting, camping, barbequing and
fellowship, all while reinforcing the Biblical perspective of creation.
Suggestions: bring some old shoes, a notebook, digging tools, a screen washing
box. Requirement: lots of curiosity.

These floats always fill up quickly, attracting hundreds of enthusiastic
fossil-hunters. If you are interested in reserving a spot for your family or
school, CSI’s number is 1-800-882-0278. Three Fossil Floats are available this
spring:

 * April 25–27
 * May 2–4
 * May 9–11

Several trips are planned for this fall, too. In fact, Answers in Genesis will
be co-hosting a Fossil Float/Big Dig on 24–26 October, guided by AiG’s own
fossil expert Buddy Davis.


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