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| This handsome woman with the happy smile never left her bed in the casa de ancianos. |
On one of our trips to Ciudad Acuña, Mexico we visited a casa de ancianos, home for the elderly. We had taken Bibles to churches in the area and had warm gloves to give away. At the home there were about 20 men and women sitting in wheel chairs on a broad tile covered porch and there were some in beds inside. They had just finished lunch and some of the women were knitting or doing embroidery while most of the men were napping. They were happy to have company, so we talked to them as we handed them each a pair of warm gloves. Although the day was not cold, they were all dressed in jackets and sweaters.
Two men were especially interesting and we stopped to share more with them. One whose name was Cleo told us he had been a cowboy who worked many years in Texas. Another stately gentleman told us his name was Antonio and he had been an army lieutenant for 18 years. We later learned that the silent gentleman sitting next to him was Felix who had once been a General in the Mexican army!
It was overwhelming to think of the combined history surrounding these fine men and women in the casa de ancianos in Ciudad Acuña.
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