Unknown visitor: “Hello, can you help me?”

Me: “Hello, what exactly do you need?”

Visitor: “My son is sick and I want to take him to the witch doctor for healing. I would like you to give me a gift of money to help us travel.”

Me: “I am sorry, ma’am. I cannot give you money for that. I can give you money for a prescription at the pharmacy if you have one and I would like to pray for your son now. I know that God created your son and He has the power to heal your son. He does not need the help of a witch doctor.”

(We pray.)

Lady begins to leave: “Thank you for praying for us. Good-bye.”

Me: “We are followers of Jesus. I know many stories in the injiil (New Testament) of Jesus helping and healing sick people. If you want to come back to visit me, I would be happy to tell you some of these stories and explain more about what the injiil teaches.”