Both father and father-in-law could potentially overrule any decision by Yohana to prevent his wife attending church. Furthermore, Yohana would have been perceived as a weak person for letting her go to church without him.[14] Therefore, social pressure from family and friends played a large role in his conversion to Christ. Yohana and Elizabeti were attending his father's AICT church in Nyashimba at the time.
Aidha jamii ingemwona Yohana mdhaifu kwa kuachiwa mji na mkewe.[14] Kwa hiyo shinikizo la jamii, la familia na la marafiki, lilichangia pakubwa katika yeye kubadirika kuwa Mkristo. Yohana na Elizabeti walisali kanisa la baba yake la AICT Nyashimba kipindi kile. Silas alidokeza kwamba Yohana alipobadirika alibadirika kweli kweli na akawa Mkristo mzuri, alienda kanisani, na familia yake ikatulia.[15]