Please read John 4:6-26.
How would you describe the woman in the story?
I don’t know how you described the woman; I would say she was a master at deflecting the subjects Jesus wanted to talk to her about. Do you know of anyone who is a master deflector like her? Maybe you have tried to talk to them about spiritual things and instead they talked about the weather, basketball, even church but did not want to talk about the subject of their spiritual condition.
How did Jesus handle this with the woman?
It is important to find common ground with people to begin a conversation, but pointing people back to spiritual things will produce the result of sharing Christ. Pray that our conversations during our mission trip will lead those we minister to closer to salvation. Read John 4:39-42 to hear the rest of the story.