Who says that God leaves prayers unanswered? S/He certainly fulfilled those of a Christian shop manager in Florida. Nayara Goncalves, 20, is the manager of a mobile phone shop in Broward County, Florida. She is also a Christian—a pretty determined one, at that.

Rather than giving into a thief’s demands, peeing herself, or hiding beneath the counter, she actually talked him out of robbing her by using God as a bargaining chip.

Goncalves spent almost five minutes talking the would-be robber out of his plan on camera. She was cool, calm, and collected, beginning, “I’m just going to talk to you about Jesus.” She asked the thief if he were a Christian, and told him that we’re all going through tough times when he admitted that he just needed $300 so he wouldn’t be evicted from his home. Embarrassed, the man said he was a Christian, too, and left when she explained that the money would be coming out of her own pay.

I have to wonder at this point if that’s the real Christian thing to do, of course. Wouldn’t it have been to just give him the money to help him out of his jam so he could avoid breaking one of the 10 Commandments? Or maybe directing him toward her church for help? After all, if what just a handful of our local churches spend on billboards, giant TV screens, newspaper ads, toys and candy to attract children, inflatable bounce house fairs, “free” carnivals, pony rides, and more (not to mention what they save on taxes), I bet they could help a fellow who just needs $300 out.

The man did have a gun, which means that Goncalves is super brave or super stupid. Most clerks—from my experience, anyway—are usually taught to just hand the money over to avoid being murdered. You have to commend Goncalves for her cool head.

Of course, when she says, “I just felt like hugging him and saying please don’t do this,” then you have to wonder if maybe she is a little crazy. After all, hugging someone with a gun isn’t that high on my to-do list. Maybe you could start with a quick disarming move followed by a friendly handshake, Nayara.

The area sheriff’s office says they’ve never seen anything like it, which also makes me think that perhaps they should hire the attendant. She could deter crimes before they happen like a Superhero with God over her shoulder. It would be like Touched by an Angel, but through a human. Of course, now the guy is not only struggling to maintain his rent, but also being sought out by the cops for attempted robbery with his likeness on camera. I think Monica or whatever the name of Della Reese’s character was would’ve at least tried to come up with something for that.