On July 23, Israel Camacho walked into a Pompano Beach, Florida cell phone store with a gun in hand and asked 20-year-old store clerk Nayara Goncalves for the money.
Goncalves told the robber, "You can do whatever you want, but I'm just going to talk to you about Jesus, my God, before you leave. Jesus got something way better for you. I don't know what you are going through, but all of us are going through a hard time right now."
Camacho told Goncalves he was a Christian too and they found out both attended the same church. He was very apologetic and told her that although he had a job, he needed $300 to keep from being evicted from his home.
Camacho told Goncalvas that he would have to take all the money in the register. When she told him that the store’s owner would hold her accountable for the money, he changed his mind and said, "I don't want to do that to you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
As Camacho walked out of the store, Goncalves told him, "Jesus helps you. He can change your life. Go back to church. Find a job. Get real friends in church. Talk to a pastor. They can pray for you. You don't need to do this. Jesus is coming soon."
Camacho’s repentance was short lived. If not that, then he must have found a Jewish owned store. Less than two hours after the aborted phone store caper, he took his gun and robbed a Payless Shoe Store. This time he took all of the money. As he left, Camacho turned around and told his shaking victims, "Jesus loves you."
When he was arrested two days later, police described Camacho as a serial robber. He has been in and out of jail in Florida since 1998, including an 18-month prison stay six years ago for forging documents and grand theft.
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