“It’s truly an honor to be a part of this very special day, today. I came to town just as I think a lot of the momentum started going for this particular project. 2009 was a very important year for this project which really kind of marked the zenith of the problem in the launch of the project that you now see behind you. It has been pretty amazing to watch them overcome. For those of us who have been here for a while, and know some of the background of what happened, that made all of this possible, this is truly an inspirational story. I think you can truly see the guided hand of God through the process, to see where we are today. I think about the way the land was acquired. I think about the way the cross sculpture was acquired. These beautiful art pieces and sculpture pieces are going to be gracing this property, is just another example of how all these things are coming together. It’s truly amazing. I think we have a miracle right here in front of our very eyes, as we see this happen. One thing I can say, and it has been my great pleasure to get to know Max a little bit over this process too. One thing that has shocked me, I’d be a nervous wreck. I’d be falling all over the place. Max has always had a smile on his face. He’s always said, “Todd, No Worries, it will happen in somebody else’s time. It’s not my time. It will happen.” Max, it’s happening… your vision. Again, this is a wonderful gift to our community. It’s a wonderful gift to our region, to our society, to our country, to the world. This is a fantastic gift. Thank you, Max and everybody who is making that happen. This is going to be and already has been a place of life changes. There are going to be weddings. There are going to be people who are going to find God here. There are going to be all sorts of other life changes that we can’t even contemplate that are going to happen at this place. Again, I can’t put words to how much this is going to mean to us. Yes, there is going to be an impact of visitors to our community. But it goes well beyond that. It goes beyond that. This place is such a special place. Again, I would like to give applause to Max and his team!”