LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Thanks to $75,000 in listener-led fundraising, Spirit Catholic Radio has launched the “Sacred Heart of Jesus” campaign.

It put up 30 billboards around the capital city featuring a 12-foot-tall Jesus with a heart that is ablaze in the center.

“We’re hoping that through that, they get the message that this love is for everyone,” said Jim Carroll, executive director of Spirit Catholic.

The reaction from most pedestrians and drivers in the Lincoln area was supportive of the new campaign.

“It pops out of nowhere to let you know that God’s here,” Christian Lupercio said. “It could help, you know. Someone might be struggling.”

Christian Jones, a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has seen several of the billboards.

“I think they’re a great touch to the cit

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