It was Wednesday May 14, 1998; I was serving as a missionary for a church in a town called "La fria". It had been a hot day, and with my partner we returned home after our teaching day. We lived on the main street, in a 2-story building that served as a residence and clinical center at the same time. Our only neighbor was the owner of the building, an older man of about 70 who only we saw him a few times. It was about 9:00 at night and as we walked, the street lights suddenly went out. In those days there were numerous blackouts in the town, so we continued without giving importance. The journey to our house was only illuminated by the light of the moon and the occasional car that traveled along the desolate avenue. When we arrived at the house, we opened the front door and climbed the stairs, when we reached the second floor we entered the corridor that led to our apartment, while we advanced, the darkness became denser.

With some difficulty we reach our apartment, we take out our cell phone and light the lock. With awkwardness my partner managed to introduce the key, turn and open it. Inside the house, the darkness was much denser, it seemed strange to me and my partner. We went to the kitchen and lit a stove with the intention that the fire would light the house. However, the darkness was impenetrable and did not allow perceiving the light. Astonished and a little disappointed we went to the room, but something made me stop. Under the doorframe a shape could be perceived in the darkness. I focused my sight and then I saw it well, it was the figure of a tall man, standing under the frame.

When I saw it, I was stunned. I told my partner to kneel down, and together we offered a prayer, while we prayed I heard some strong footsteps approaching us quickly. Suddenly I felt a weight on my shoulders that was starting to be overwhelming. I prayed harder as intense pain ran through my body. When I was about to give in, I prayed again that the spirit be gone. Suddenly there was a rumble in the house and the weight on my shoulder began to lighten, the house was lit by the fire in the kitchen that began to shine brightly, and we stopped feeling pain in our body. We prayed again but this time in gratitude, we had always taught that God has power, but until then we had not realized that evil also has power, and this evil sought to destroy us.