For several months I was awakened a couple of times a week at 2 or 3 in the morning by my ringing telephone. It was always the same male voice who called me by name and, before I was fully awake enough to recognize what was happening and hang up, described through heavy breathing the perverted sexual things he wanted to do to me.

I never responded, thinking that any reaction might encourage him, but the calls kept coming. I was very concerned since he knew my name and had my unlisted phone number that he probably also had my address so I did not want to antagonize him… but I wanted the calls to stop.

One day I confided what had been happening to a co-worker and she suggested a great solution. The next time he phoned, I said, “Oh, I’m so glad you called me.”

He was obviously surprised and said, “You are?”

“Yes,” I replied. “Let’s talk about Jesus.”

There were a few seconds of silence, then HE hung up the phone. I never heard from him again.