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Episode: “DIOS No Está En Este Lugar | Relatos Macabros de MISIONEROS”
Host: Paco Arias
Guest: Mariana Lóbanos
Date: November 7, 2025
Language: Spanish
Distributed by: Genuina Media

Principal Theme

In this chilling episode, Paco Arias and guest Mariana Lóbanos delve into the haunting and often terrifying experiences of missionaries confronting supernatural evil while spreading the faith in remote and forgotten corners of the world. Drawing from listener-submitted true stories, the episode intertwines horror, folklore, and stark encounters with the unexplained—emphasizing the limits of human faith and the peril that may await those who, with the purest of intentions, step into lands where darkness reigns.

Key Discussion Points and Stories

1. Introduction: The Dark Side of Missionary Work

• [00:01] Paco contextualizes the episode: missionaries seek to bring light and faith to the forgotten corners of the earth, but not everywhere is receptive to that light. Some places answer with silence—or worse.
  • “Pero hay sitios donde la fe no alcanza, donde las oraciones no se escuchan…”
  • [00:46] “No todos los espíritus que habitan en esos pueblos son santos. Algunos fueron despertados…”

2. La Pobre Mujer (The Poor Woman) — Veracruz

• Narrator: Paco Arias, originally from Nicolás, a former missionary
• Summary: A group of young missionaries (Jóvenes Misioneros de la Fe Mariana) brings aid to Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz. After helping an old woman, they encounter her “sick” son, displaying signs of possession and animal-like behavior. Their prayers provoke violent reactions, and in a chilling twist, villagers reveal that the woman is rumored to be a witch who preys on young men, none of whom are seen again.
  • [05:15] The old woman's son attacks a missionary, displaying inhuman strength.
  • [07:09] After failing to help, the priest recalls the biblical advice to "shake the dust from your feet.”
  • Quote:
    “No todas las almas que piden ayuda lo hacen desde este mundo.” —Nicolás ([16:51])
• Discussion: Mariana and Paco speculate that the woman is a witch who extends her life by draining the youth of the men she enslaves.
  • [18:30] “Utiliza…Se alimentaba de la juventud.” —Mariana

3. El Sendero (The Path) — Colombian Amazon

• Narrator: Mariana Lóbanos, from a missionary nurse's account
• Summary: A missionary team brings aid to an indigenous Amazonian village where children are plagued by fever. The local chief warns them: avoid the eastern path after dark. The community’s children dream of “la madre del agua triste,” a supernatural woman floating over the river. After a volunteer, Diego, disappears, his body is later found eyeless and drained. The legend says those who look the spirit in the eyes are claimed.
  • [21:02] The missionaries hear a woman’s weeping at the river and see a floating figure.
  • [21:58]
    “...soñaban estos niños con una mujer sin pies que flotaba por el río...la madre del agua triste.” —Mariana
  • [27:24]
    “El cuerpo de Diego estaba flotando en el río, sin ojos y como si algo lo hubiera chupado, como si le hubieran sacado toda la sangre...” —Mariana

4. Las Tres Brujas de Chiapas (Three Witches in Chiapas)

• Narrator: Paco Arias, from the testimony of Víctor
• Summary: Three young male missionaries (Víctor, Iván, Javier) in Comitán de Domínguez become the target of three mysterious women, rumored witches. As the supernatural tension rises, the women attempt to claim Víctor; a priest intervenes with faith and prayer, keeping evil at bay through the night after a confrontation on the riverbank.
  • [35:37]
    “Aquí tu Dios no tiene poder y lo queremos a él y lo vamos a tomar.” (Bruja)
  • [44:53]
    “FUERZAS DESCONOCIDAS Y volvemos a lo mismo, las apariencias engañan y no todas las fuerzas del mal las pueden controlar los sacerdotes.” —Mariana

5. Misión Prohibida en la Amazonía Peruana

• Narrator: Mariana Lóbanos, from Julián’s 2006 experience
• Summary: Julián, a missionary, tries to evangelize a secluded Peruvian Amazon community. Strange phenomena follow his prayers, and locals warn that certain words—especially those about God—have no translation and bring calamity. A supernatural presence threatens when he prays for a sick child, and the villagers’ fear is confirmed.
  • [54:28]
    “Aquí no es así. Él no tiene lugar en esta tierra. Váyanse antes de que la muerte abrace a los inocentes.” (Sombra misteriosa)
  • [57:35]
    Paco reflexiona sobre el choque de creencias y lugares custodiados por fuerzas mayores.

6. La Iglesia del Silencio (The Church of Silence) — San Isidro del Silencio

• Narrator: Paco Arias, from Mateo
• Summary: Young missionaries are sent to restore an abandoned mountain church. Elders warn them not to ring the bell, which “calls not God, but the other one.” Supernatural occurrences escalate—laughter and will-o’-the-wisps haunt the nights, a missionary is bewitched, spectral witches appear, and tragedy strikes, confirming the church is tainted by a deadly pact and evil presence.
  • [64:46]
    “No toquen la campana, porque esa campana no llama a Dios, llama al otro.” (Señor Rosendo)
  • [71:39] Missionaries witness the battle between a priest and the witches, with a fatal conclusion.
  • [73:53]
    “Parecen leyendas, parecen mitos urbanos, pero algunos llenos de verdad.” —Mariana

7. El Pacto — Otra Historia de Posesión

• Narrator: Mariana Lóbanos, from Mateo’s experience in southern Mexico
• Summary: Missionaries attempt to help a family, only to discover the teenage son is possessed due to a parental pact with dark forces. Their prayers only enrage the entity, and they are eventually forced to retreat. The aftermath is grim—matricide and suicide follow, leaving the missionaries questioning their decision to intervene.
  • [80:33]
    “No tienen poder aquí, este lugar es mío.” (Poseído/Josué)
  • [82:04]
    “...no saben si debieron haber entrado a esa casa o tienen la conciencia que jamás debieron haber entrado...”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [00:01] Paco: “Los misioneros siempre llegan con fe, con la esperanza de llevar la luz... Pero hay sitios donde la fe no alcanza.”
• [16:51] Nicolás: “No todas las almas que piden ayuda lo hacen desde este mundo.”
• [27:24] Mariana: “El cuerpo de Diego estaba flotando en el río, sin ojos y como si algo lo hubiera chupado.”
• [35:37] Bruja: “Aquí tu Dios no tiene poder y lo queremos a él y lo vamos a tomar.”
• [44:53] Mariana: “Fuerzas desconocidas… no todas las fuerzas del mal las pueden controlar los sacerdotes.”
• [54:28] Sombra misteriosa: “Aquí no es así. Él no tiene lugar en esta tierra.”
• [64:46] Señor Rosendo: “No toquen la campana, porque esa campana no llama a Dios, llama al otro.”
• [80:33] Entidad: “No tienen poder aquí, este lugar es mío.”
• [73:53] Mariana: “Parecen leyendas, parecen mitos urbanos, pero algunos llenos de verdad.”

Analytical Reflections & Commentary

• [27:40] Paco: “Cada pueblo, cada localidad tiene sus propias creencias… Si alguien te advierte, haz caso.”
• [45:19] Paco: Discussion on different priestly preparations for evil, and the need for special knowledge to confront certain forces.
• [57:35] Paco: Points out the cultural and religious syncretism; a missionary’s faith may not be universally welcome or effective.
• [84:45] Mariana: “Y habla de pastores, habla de padres, no estamos hablando nada más de la religión católica…” —emphasizing these stories transcend denominations; the danger—and humanity—are universal.

Timestamps of Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:01 | Introduction, context of missionary experiences | | 05:15–16:51 | The Poor Woman/Witch of Veracruz | | 17:37 | Discussion, reflection on witchcraft and evil | | 19:12–27:24 | The Path/Water Spirit in Amazonia-Colombia | | 28:28–44:52 | Three Witches in Chiapas, direct confrontation & aftermath | | 46:33–57:00 | Mission in Amazonia-Peru, forbidden prayers, shunned God | | 58:13–73:53 | La Iglesia del Silencio — haunted church and deadly pacts | | 74:15–82:46 | The Pact — exorcism and tragedy in southern Mexico | | 84:33–85:16 | Closing reflections on missionary work and self-sacrifice |

Final Reflections

Both hosts underline the bravery and self-sacrifice of missionaries, regardless of denomination, and the limits of faith when faced with ancestral or supernatural evil. Many horror elements are clearly rooted in local folklore: witches, shapeshifters, pacts, and cursed places, posing existential risks not just to faith, but to life itself.

Closing Thoughts:
[85:16] Paco: “...en todas las religiones lo más importante es el amor al prójimo.”
[84:31] Mariana: “Y evangelizan con acciones.”

For newcomers to the podcast, this episode is a haunting journey into the most terrifying encounters shared by missionaries—where faith collides with unfathomable darkness and where sometimes, "Dios no está en este lugar."