Creation Science Association for Mid America

Before going any further, lets take a look at an old article that was published by CSA back in 1993. (Vol 10: (1) Jan/Feb 1993) This was written by Tom Willis:

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"CSA 1993" - Our 10th Year

After several years of noting and studying the fact that evolution was being widely taught in science classes, museums, public parks and zoos, I had concluded evolution was not merely unscientific, it was a collection of pagan religious mythology that presented a real threat to individuals and society. I had begun expressing myself on the subject, and found I was being invited to speak to various groups. During the summer of 1983, at the exhortation of my wife, Penny, I attended an international conference on Creation in Minneapolis. It was like a breath of fresh air to find so many intelligent, highly educated men committed to Biblical Creation as the accurate history of the world.

I invited several friends who had expressed an interest in the subject to consider doing something about it. Walter Lang, founder of the Bible Science Association gave us his mailing list for the area. I spent some time with Walter, and found him to be essentially prophetic in some of his views. He told me that the "creation movement" of the mid-1900's had demonstrated beyond doubt that Creation was the best science, that they had enjoyed 30 years of relative peace ("They have largely ignored us"). He likened the era to that of Samuel and his school of the prophets followed by the period of David. He invited me to get into the creation ministry, punctuating his invitation with: "The era of peace is over, the Lord needs to send some David's into the field." I reflected on his comments and realized that, like David, the Lord had prepared me for this kind of warfare. I had spent over 20 years consuming technical material and conveying it to people who didnot want to hear it. I prayed, "Lord, here am I, if it's your will, send me."

We invited Walter to be our guest at our first meeting, December of 1983. About 40 people attended. Among those were Roy Holt and Larry Rink, both of whom were (and are) instrumental in our success. Roy, a natural researcher, had already done a considerable amount of it, and with the encouragement CSA provided, he really plunged into it. Larry, a natural doer, had already scheduled Creation lecturers by outside speakers, notably Dr. Gary Parker, and later, Ken Ham and John MacKay.

As with any ministry, or, for that matter, any venture requiring hard work and human organization and cooperation, there were setbacks. People dropped out, some over disputes, some because it interfered with intramural sports or TV football and other important family activities. On a number of occasions, the obstacles have produced considerable discouragement. But each time the Lord has provided new hope and new talent. Joining CSA leaders since its founding have been: Bob Farwell (a public school science teacher who formerly taught evolution), Ken Carlson (a consulting engineer with interest in and knowledge of coal formations), Glenn Kailer (a pastor who decided what CSA was doing was more important than what he had been doing), Calvin Myers (a medical physicist), Jim Henderson (a college biology teacher who decided it was time he do something on this issue outside the classroom), and now Greg Hinners (a meteorologist) have all joined our roster of speakers. As mentioned last month, a number of others have provided other help, and several thousand have provided financial assistance.

Particularly encouraging to me is that all these have been exhorted into activity by the prior work of CSA. They are each living proof of the effectiveness of our work... they joined it! Obviously there were many others encouraged by it and many whose efforts contributed to it. Also encouraging is the support and the mail we receive as a result of CSA News and other activities.

It has been our "creed" that God knows full well how he created, that He has accurately communicated those facts to us, and that, a proper understanding of His account of origins is essential to a an understanding of the meaning, purpose, conduct and destiny of human beings. It is my sincere prayer that CSA will persist and continue to succeed in helping those who truly want to know the truth about their origins.

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I am impressed with the forethought that went into the past thirty years of this ministry. We owe Tom and Penny Willis our deepest gratitude for the leadership that has brought CSAMA through:

Several rounds of Kansas Science Curriculum legislation.
At least 180 issues of the hard copy CSA Newsletter.
Planning for monthly meetings.
Planning for Safaris to demonstrate Creation in the Midwest.
Numerous Seminars and Home School conferences.

Let us resolve to follow in their footsteps.

Editor