The Government has despatched a team of Faith leaders to Europe with the aim of persuading the European Union to retain the GSP+ facility for imports from Sri Lanka. It is difficult to understand the strategy of those who thought that it is faith leaders who can swing EU`s decision in Sri Lanka`s favour. Faith leaders by training try and influence the hearts and minds of the faithful some are even able to send women into a trance at Vihara Maha Devi Park and elsewhere. But they will hardly be equal to the task of engaging the hardened politicians and bureaucrats at the EU about Sri Lanka`s case for compliance or non-compliance with the conditions for retaining the GSP+ facility.