From one viewpoint, yes! But look at it this way:
With 465,000 vehicles daily passing under seven LED
illuminated billboards 24/7; that’s 13 million vehicles in
a four week period, so the advertising cost averages
just $.46/1000 vehicles!
That's cheap, unstoppable, and
places truth before a new crowd of people every day!
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Where do we get Finances & Donations?
We have dedicated all Don's fixed income to guarantee this project.
Along with his funding, there have been sacrificial donations from
a growing faithful group of donors. We can tell you that many of these
are living paycheck to paycheck. May God bless them and every mite
they may give! This dedicated group will take Gideon’s forces forward.
Rest assured, 100% of every donor dollar goes for billboard leases and
vinyls. There are no office staff, phone, or savings account, health
insurance, etc. expenses.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND DONATIONS!
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Why should I invest in EvangelismBillboards.com?
We are dedicated to financially guarantee this ministry and its contracts.
It is not our livelyhood. Donors need to know that now is just the right
time to financially support EvangelismBillboards.com. When using
Billboards, Covid no longer halts evangelism; it pushes evangelism
into new, largely unentered avenues! So this is the time to join in by
praying for and financially supporting this important ministry.
It looks like Covid will be with us indefinitely!
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Do you have results?
Every person traveling past these boards at one time or another notes
them. They are inescapable scenery. As example, just today, when a
Costco employee in Knoxville was shown the billboard photos, he
recognized most of them. People read billboards. They work! From
that point forward it is the Holy Spirit's responsibility. We're just
sowing seed along the highways. The Great Resurrection Day will
reveal just how many have heeded the call.
Now is the time for the call to go out, even while Covid muzzles
live evangelism.
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How large are the Billboard ViNYS?
Smaller ones are available, but we chose the most popular size,
the big 14x48’ “bulletins” because of their readability and because
it allows more locations. Every eight weeks a vinyl gets rehung
at a different location. This promotes motorist curiosity, and
gives other commuters an opportunity to see the messages.
We began the Lamar giant billboard campaign with just two different
vinyls. But eventually we felt impressed to feature six more beautiful
end time Bible topics to be circulating on different structures.
The eight are:
“Remember the Sabbath”, “Thus the Heavens”, “The First Great Lie”,
“Hour of Judgment”, “Spiritualism”, “Three Angel’s Warning”,
“The True Healer”, and “Come out of Babylon”.
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What are the steps in Creating a Contract?
First we give the billboard company an idea of the area where the
campaign needs to cover. In Lamar's case, Julie, finds, from her 2,800
Knoxville area billboard inventory, several 14x48’ structures that have
at least an eight week reservation gap, are located in high traffic
areas, and have good exposure. She emails us the details, suggests
which will be the best, along with their cost; then we Google Earth
“virtual” drive on our computer screen the route, see the locations
as a driver would see them, and then choose the one(s) we want.
Julie emails the Contract for the selected structure(s), with the dates,
and the vinyl to be hung, and confirming the total cost. Our signature
is digital so we each have a signed Contract within minutes of final
approval, without ever leaving our offices. Within the week a new sign
is up and preaching. It can happen that quickly!
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How are the Billboards illuminated at night?
Billboard lighting today is by LEDs. These high intensity bulbs really
make the vibrant colors of the vinyls pop. The vinyls actually stand out
far better at night, with the night background contrast, than during the
day, believe it or not. You should see the genie holding the crystal ball
in the “Spiritualism” vinyl! At night both the genie and the crystal ball
luminesce a purple/blue. It’s amazing! So we always get an illuminated
structure and are happy to pay the $100/month extra for it. Bored
truckers will appreciate it and make conversation of what they see.
The extended wintertime darkness also necessitates it.
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How is the vinyl sign created?
Most often a Bible text is first chosen for a topic, but sometimes a
particularly evocative picture comes to mind first. The artwork
illustration is selected based on its association with the Bible text, how
engaging it is, and how colorful it is. It can be a lengthy process
searching through many pictures. However, (our secret) much of this
work has already been done by those in the SDA publishing houses.
Seventh-day Adventists have been publishing for many decades using
wonderful artwork. Lars Justinen, a noted artist, has formed a
company called GoodSalt, in which artwork by the Review and Herald,
Southern Publishing, and Pacific Press have been assembled and
categorized. We simply look online for the right artwork, and contact
GoodSalt with the selection we wish. GoodSalt gives us a license quote
based on how the art is used. Some of the art must be renewed every
time a new vinyl is printed. Others are based on the length of time the
art is used. This is an investment, but what do you have if you don’t
have an attractive billboard? - wasted effort! And going cheap speaks
far louder than a Bible text.
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Are any Billboards about Sensitive or Unpopular Topics?
Yes, indeed.
Most of the Bible's end-time messages are unpopular.
Some have asked if we will have billboards deriding the Papacy.
The answer is No.
It is impossible to appropriately identify Revelation’s Beast Power
in the space of a billboard, and while a motorist hurtles down the road.
Our billboards use only Revelation’s mystic symbols and text to strike
a responsive chord. Then those wishing further information can follow
the Amazing Facts web link shown on the vinyl. This web link
will include Amazing Facts’ 1st class videos and Doug Batchelor’s
many evangelistic series. As example, please see my most recent
and beautiful “Come Out of Babylon that ye receive not her Plagues, RevelationMystery.com” vinyl. And be assured that every vinyl has met
Amazing Fact's scrutiny and Doug Batchelor’s personal use approval.
God is using Amazing Facts. I don’t need to reinvent their wheel. If you
still have Bible questions, say on the Papacy, please, please see how
Amazing Facts has beautifully done their RevelationMystery.com web site.
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What is the black banner across most of the billboard vinyls?
Each vinyl has a black “thumbnail” banner along the bottom which
announces a topic related Amazing Facts web link, such as
SabbathTruth.com, HellTruth.com, AmazingHealthFacts.org,
666Truth.org, etc. Doug Batchelor’s ministry, Amazing Facts, has an
ever expanding, fantastic group of web links on many intriguing Bible
topics. Each of them link back eventually to all the other links. This
way one may start out by studying, say, the topic on death, but
eventually will come across the Sabbath, or the Mark of the Beast, etc.
In addition to the many beautiful, engaging videos and evangelism
programs offered, there are free on line and printed books, and Bible
studies offered. This is a fantastic resource, and it’s right there for a
motorist/passenger to look up and study, even before they get to their
destination, all from one uncluttered billboard! Ingenious & Inspired!
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Who does the Ad's Final Assembly?
Next the art, text, and AF web link are sent to Lamar’s graphic arts
guru, Fernando, who does the magic of making it into a
billboard proof. Fernando allows us to critique his masterpiece “proof”
once (maybe twice, but we can’t be picky. He is a very busy,
professional man with 2,800 billboards to service!) In a week or so he
sends us the final draft; and the next thing we know is when the printer
in Boulder Colorado sends a final, final draft of what they are going to
physically print on their giant full color vinyl printer. Following our
online signature, and within just a few days, the completed vinyl rests
in the Lamar warehouse, ready to install.
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