Woman turns away robber by talking about Jesus

By Chris Melzer

Pompano Beach/New York (dpa) – An unflappable 20-year-old sales

woman in Florida kept her cool during a robbery, turning away a

robber by discussing Jesus, a broadcast report said Friday.

ABC broadcaster showed video from the security camera in a cell

phone store in Pompano Beach, Florida. The robber tells her she

doesn’t need to be afraid.

“I’m not,” she said. “I’m just going to talk to you about the

Jesus I have.”

Instead of giving him the 300 dollars he  demanded, she engaged

him in conversation.

“Jesus got something way better for you,” Nayara Goncalves told

him. “I don’t know what you are going through, but all of us are

going through a hard time right now.”

She asked why he was robbing the store and offered him help in

looking for work. After five minutes, the robber gave up, saying he

only had a toy gun, and left the store.