Vol.14 No.3

BY KY3 NEWS
this image represents hope for all
The Cross is
Here!
It's been a long time in the making --
nearly a decade --
Kerry Brown says the 218-foot tall cross
can be seen for miles.
KY3 viewers might remember the story
from 6 years ago when we first reported
it. Then, Brown said he had a God-sized
dream of building a cross, but he also had
to do some God-sized fundraising first...
more than 3-million dollars. Now,
construction of the cross is fully funded.
Brown is still raising money, though, for
the landscaping and walkways around
the cross.
"There's a reason this cross
is being built in literally the geographic
center of the country," Brown said. He
wants it to be people's center-- a life with
Jesus Christ. "I've been ten years involved
with this, and now we have a
foundation!"
Each of the 22 bolts are 7 feet
long into the ground­­ set to
hold a firm foundation... what
Brown says is a life foundation.
"I believe that there are a lot of people
that are going to be driving down the
road, and they are going to see the cross,
and they are going to have an encounter
one on one with the Lord. They're going
to want to pull over and we do want to
minister to those people and help them
come into the Kingdom," Brown said.
"But the major purpose I see is maturing
the saint, or
perfecting the saint-
- someone who is
already in the
Kingdom-- for the
work of the
ministry."
Locals are anxious
to see it take shape-
- in a time when this
community-- and
everyone, could use
a little hope.
"It's exciting... Just
something to look
up to and admire," said Branson area
resident Linda Bowman. "Salvation,
Christianity, faith and hope."
"Sometimes we can be a little bit remiss,
because we don't pass on Christ-- we
don't pass on the encounters he has on a
daily basis with us that make all of those
other things in life possible," said Brown.
Developers hope to have it open by
Easter 2019 so people can come to the
cross to celebrate the resurrection.
Brown has a vision for fundraising.
“We have 200 million professing
Christians in the U.S.,” he said, “and if
congregations donated $1 per member,
we would have enough to build and
operate the cross. Pastors need to know
that we are not pulling from their flock or
to take the tithe.”
Brown sees the cross as an interactive
tool to tell the story of Jesus.
“We want it to touch and reach hearts to
help people see the great love He has for
us. We want this to be a place of
encounter to help people know God.”
More information about the cross is
available at www.imagesatthecross.org.
If you'd like to donate, or learn more about
the ongoing project, visit Images at the
Cross on Facebook.
www.ImagesattheCross.org