Clerk Foils Robbery by Witnessing Jesus to Would-Be Robber

It is one thing to say you have trust in God, but to publically call on that faith in the middle of a robbery, well… that’s another story. That is exactly what Pompano Beach store clerk Navara Goncalves did when she became the object of a robbery.

On Friday, July 30, 2010, while working alone in a South Florida Metro PCS store in the 1500 block of S. Cypress Creek Road, 20-year-old Navara Goncalves turned the tables on a would-be burglar with nothing but her assurance in Jesus.

The anonymous robber, dressed in a rain coat and cap walked into the Metro PCS store around 10 a.m. and told the clerk he wanted to look at a new phone because of the storms from tropical storm Bonnie that was sweeping inland.

Observation video from the store’s camera reveals that when Goncalves walked over to the display case to show the man a phone, he said, “I really hate to do this,” and then he pulled a gun and demanded money from the cash register.

In a astonishing and courageous exhibition of assurance Navara Goncalves shared with the man that she was a Christian and she immediately began witnessing Jesus to the robber. Remaining remarkably calm throughout the whole ordeal she told the robber that she was not judging him, but she felt the need to tell him that Jesus had something better for him.

Coolly she said, “I would like to talk to you about the Jesus I’ve got before you leave.” A stunned gun-wielding robber asked, “The what?” The young woman kept her cool and softly answered, “The Jesus I’ve got.”

What started as a robbery attempt had now turned into an open-ended discussion about Jesus. Amazingly the would-be robber says to the clerk, “God bless you for that.”

In a sincere display of Christian-like temperament, Goncalves continued to witness Jesus to the man when he admitted that he was also a Christian, and that he actually didn’t want to rob her but he was desperate because he was going through hard times. The man also apologized to Goncalves and said this was the first time he had done anything like this.

In the Book of Hebrews, Chapter 11 of the Bible faith is defined as, “…the evidence of things not seen.” Without a doubt Navara Goncalves exhibited great confidence in God as she boldly witnessed to the would-be robber. Most Christians would call the young woman a faith hero because of the way she responded to what could have turned out to be a life threatening situation.

People often expect Christians to be perfect, but the average Christian would tell you that they are not perfect. Christianity teaches that no one is perfect but God, and that God forgives sin or imperfection when one repents, that is, to completely turn away from the sin that was committed.

If the would-be robber was in fact a Christian, then it should be a subtle reminder that Christians, like non Christians can have weak moments causing them to momentarily lose sight of their faith due to the circumstances of life, but in the end, faith will win.

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