“My destiny is to lead God’s people to the wealth,” she said. Sitting at the beginner’s table, Hill took note. The retired bank worker and grandmother left with a plan to purchase bitcoin.

“I don’t want it to start climbing back up and I miss that climb,” she later told NBC News. For Hill, the possibility of crypto leading to wealth piqued her interest.

“I’m not going hungry, but there are more things I want to do,” she said. She mentioned traveling with her husband to Singapore and substitute-teaching to give back as some of the ways she wanted to spend her days.

She prayed and some time later a church member told her about Renee, she said.

“I’m just kind of being sensitive to the spirit,” Hill said. “I don’t…