A change of mind Matthew 8:33, 34

The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.  And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.  Matthew 8:33, 34

Sometimes people's reactions to the situation may be entirely different from what you would think.  There were two men who were possessed by demons who terrorized the people in the area.  Jesus came and healed them.  Granted the local pig farmers were a little upsest because their pigs died as an after effect of Jesus' ministry.  When the people of the city came to meet Jesus it was to say leave our city.  You would have thought they would have been happy that these men were no longer going to be a problem.  The concern of the herdsmen was all they heard and so they asked Jesus to leave.  But the two men who were healed stayed behind.
Over time, these healed men made an impact of the people of the city.  Their lives had changed because of their contact with Jesus.  Over time, these men had the opportunity to share with the people of that city what Jesus had done for them and what he had taught them.  Over time, the people's opinion of Jesus changed.  In fact in Matthew 14:34-36, we are told the next time Jesus came, they did not send out a delegation to send Jesus away.  Instead, they brought people to Jesus because they came to believe that Jesus could do something for them.
I do not know which reaction is more amazing.  First, the people of the city asked Jesus to leave because of the miracle he had performed.  Or second, these very same people received Jesus so warmly when he returned.  We do not know how people will react to the Gospel that we share, but we do know that they will react.  Sometimes it is not what we say or do that impacts others.  Sometimes it is the other person who was positively impacted by us who will minister to them in a way that we cannot.  We pray that when people's lives are impacted by the ministry of Jesus in their lives that their minds will change.