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In 1967, a group of concerned Christians banded together to form a little mission called Sign Evangelism Fellowship. A Christian sign painter offered his services, and they began to put up large 4 ft x 8 ft billboards along roads and highways, with a Bible verse on it. The group of people met together monthly to pray for these signs, and to fellowship. In the summers they had picnics together. When invited they would visit a church to show slides of their signs, and present music with their singing group, Signs of the Times.
In the spring of 1998, feeling they were getting too old to keep it up, this little band turned their ministry over to Western Tract Mission. We tried to continue, but in the last few years have found it very difficult. The Highways Dept. of Saskatchewan no longer allows such billboards on the highway properties. We are still able to provide them for churches and private properties.
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However, we have decided to go modern and use current media methods to accomplish the same goal. Computers have become common place. Many people freely download lovely pictures to their computers from the internet. They use them as wallpapers on their computer, or can print them out and hang them on their walls. Our WTM Board has set up a committee which has decided to provide such digital pictures, but to ensure there is a Bible verse on each one.
This way the Word of God can go forth into many homes at minimal cost to us, and in a very attractive way. We encourage people - around the world - to download and print our new Scripture Signs posters.
We are prepared to print some in return for a donation to the mission, and are willing to handle special requests. If you would like a certain verse on a certain picture, we can accommodate. If you would like the Scripture Sign to be in another language, we can try to find the translation and print it up for you too.
Life at the mission office has been rather exciting recently as we've prepared our earliest batch of Scripture Signs on scenic pictures and set up some examples to show off - even to offer as prizes - at our Music & Dessert Night on April 17th at the Cornerstone Church. We want people to see the variety of ways they can frame and use these pictures to decorate their home and office. In this way they can be a witness using God's own Word.
Look for these to show up shortly on the website. Announcements will appear on the main index to the exact pages;
WesternTractMission.org/Signs/
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Simply follow the instructions there to download the picture posters. We grant permission to print as many copies as you wish. (Naturally, the quality of the posters will depend on the type of printer you have, and the quality of the ink and paper you use).
Lisa Hase, winner of a door prize at the Music/Dessert Night fund-raiser on April 17th, holding the much admired framed picture.
(See "Report of Music Dessert Night" for more details).
Remember that God has promised His Word will not return void, or empty, if we get it out.
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