June 26, 1984 - Humberto Noble Alexander Returns Home

Humberto Noble Alexander, a Seventh-Day Adventist pastor, was arrested in Cuba by Fidel Castro’s communist regime for spreading his faith. He spent the next twenty-two years in prison, being beaten, tortured, and forced to do cruel labor in an attempt to have him recant his beliefs. Despite the risk, he continued to evangelize in secret to fellow prisoners. On June 26, 1984, Alexander stepped onto a tarmac in Washington, D.C., finally free again and home on American soil. After his release, he became a powerful advocate for religious freedom.