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A group of Cuban doctors and an evangelical pastor confronted machete-wielders in the mountains while delivering medicines to an isolated community.
They claim that without weapons, only with faith, they were able to scare away the attackers to bring medicine to a community affected by the health crisis on the island.
The story, published on Facebook by journalist Yaiset Rodríguez Fernández, tells one of those tales that seem lifted from a movie, yet unfold in deep Cuba, where faith and determination often replace state protection.
The pastor identified as Ander reported that, along with several doctors —including intensivists Carlos Alberto, Dani, and Dr. Axel, and nurse Pedro— they embarked on a journey of eight kilometers uphill to assist a community affected by the epidemiological crisis impacting the island.
The reporter states that they left at 5:07 in the morning with backpacks filled with medications and sanitary resources.
They had only progressed a kilometer and a half when three men armed with machetes appeared in the middle of the road.
“They were shirtless, with their faces covered, and we knew their intentions were not good,” the pastor recounted.
One of the assailants asked who he was, and after he identified himself, he heard the threat: "If you don't want us to chop you up, leave the briefcases there and get out."
The group realized that someone had revealed their route. However, they decided not to turn back.
“We're not leaving anything here nor are we backing down,” Ander responded. “Our God is stronger than you, and if we have to fight right here, we will, and we are going to win.”
For nearly 14 minutes, they stood facing the aggressors, just a meter away, in a tense calm that could have ended in tragedy.
Finally, the macheteros stepped aside and the group continued their ascent without looking back. "Our hearts were racing," the pastor confessed.
At 8:00 a.m., they arrived in the village and began their medical journey. That day, they attended to more than 345 people and, during the evening service, 67 of them accepted Christ, the account states.
The pastor expressed gratitude for having come out alive from an experience he described as a "miracle on the mountain."
The post has touched thousands of users on social media, who emphasize the bravery of the group and the lack of security in rural areas of Cuba, where thefts, ambushes, and violence have become common due to the crisis and state abandonment.
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