"Many Samaritans of that town had believed in him on the strength of the woman’s testimony when she said, ‘He told me all I have ever done’, so, when the Samaritans came up to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed for two days, and when he spoke to them many more came to believe; and they said to the woman, ‘Now we no longer believe because of what you told us; we have heard him ourselves and we know that he really is the saviour of the world.’" - John 4:39-42
John adds in this portion after disclosing the story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman. This segment has nothing to do with the actual story, yet John found it important to add this on. Perhaps the Gospel writer was trying to highlight the woman's key role of sharing her experience.
Some of us have really tried to deny ourselves in this period. Along the way, we might have grown closer to God, or maybe even had a deep spiritual experience. As Christians who have experienced Christ one way or another, it is our duty to share with everyone we know how Jesus came to save us all. It is NOT out duty to convert - that job belongs to the Holy Spirit. But like the woman, we have the key role of introducing people to Christ.
One day, these people we reach out to, will believe based on their knowledge and experience of God, but in the mean time, they could "[believe] in him on the strength of [our] testimony" (v.39).
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