Second, the scratches on the author's face were due to his hysterical response to the knocking on the door. What kind of man pulls the covers over his face when faced with a scary situation.
Third, I think the roommate was playing a trick on the young missionary.
Certainly, possibly.
Note the article:
"I darted to the bathroom mirror and to my horror, I had THREE very long scratches on the right side of my face that ran from the top of my forehead to the bottom of my chin
I've seen some of the YouTube "Ghost Adventures Crew" stuff...they've had at least two, maybe three, shows with people getting scratch marks...in each case the # of scratch marks was "three"...supposedly to be some demonic representation of an anti-Trinity stance.
..perhaps he did, but the story only relates his fright and the bed covers...
Sure, missionaries encounter things like this----it's a battle of the heavenlies...good vs evil!
...I had a dear elderly friend, retired missionary...who related her experiences in Africa.
On one occasion, the witch doctor was going to do her bodily harm ....and she drew a circle around her in the dust and he was prevented from crossing over and harming her
A missionary to the Native Americans in Cherokee came to our church, and one of her stories gave me cold chills.
They have to know & believe God is more powerful, stronger, surer than any curse, or ritual, or voodoo.