BERLIN — There is no doubt that our nation’s culture is on a collision course with Biblical values. And when Ohio motorists hit the road, they may just have an encounter like the Road to Damascus.
The State of Ohio has the ninth most miles of highway in the nation, with over 260 thousand lane miles. One ministry based in Holmes County, Ohio is taking this into account and reaching the nation with the Good News through a billboard evangelism program.
(Photo courtesy of Christian Aid Ministries)
Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) displays gospel messages on billboards providing the perfect opportunity to direct commuters’ thoughts to God. These messages are spread along interstates, major highways, and several shopping malls across the United States in all fifty states.
With the average American spending fifty minutes commuting to and from work each day, car trips can afford quality time to think and billboard messages can be thought-provoking statements and questions.
This gospel billboard campaign began in November 2006 with a vision of pointing America to Christ. The ministry believes that whoever believes in Jesus and repents from their sins, can have eternal life. (John 3:16).
The number of Gospel billboards displayed by CAM nationwide totals 686. While four states do not allow highway billboards, CAM posts Gospel messages in shopping malls, airports, and bus terminals. The ministry receives over four hundred calls nationwide a day, and reaches an estimated 15.6 million viewers a day.
Registered with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, CAM connects callers to a Bible-believing church to which they can be accountable and find spiritual nourishment and fellowship.
The average American spends fifty minutes commuting to and from work each day, affording quality time to think. Gospel messages on billboards provide the perfect opportunity to direct commuters’ thoughts to God.
One driver from Florida called CAM and said, “I am glad for what you are doing with the billboards. It is what our country needs! When I saw the message on your billboard, it was exactly what I needed!”
Recently the ministry reported about a weeping man in Arizona who called the ministry’s toll free number on the billboard asking for prayer to overcome his addiction to pornography. Another call came from a professional trucker who tearfully confessed years of infidelity and then began accepting help to restore his fractured marriage. One account includes the deliverance of a single mom who had been a Satan worshipper.
In 2018, the Amish, Mennonite, and Anabaptist phone team answered more than 33,000 calls.
CAM has an Adopt a billboard program allowing churches, businesses, and individuals the opportunity to adopt specific billboards for $250, $500 and $750 a month. Sponsors regularly receive information about the billboard they sponsor. For more information, call 330.893.2428 or email camweb@camoh.org.
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