Ready to Move

We always try to be ready to move, whether to heaven or to another spot here.  There is so much work to moving, to remind us of the value of where we are and the joy of where we are going.  Nothing against Texas, but we would stay in California if it were up to us -- we are following granddaughters (and they have parents, of course).  The Coulston's new mailing address is P.O. Box 93165, Southlake, Texas, 76092.  Donations to Made in the Streets may be done online or sent to Made in the Streets, 409 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN 37027.  But anything that needs our special attention please send to the Texas address.  

Tomorrow is a granddaughter's 5th birthday, and in two weeks we will have been married 45 years.  As Scripture says of the early church - "much grace was upon them all" - we have first-hand experience of that great and wondrous grace that grows out of not only the kindness of God but also the kindness of God's people.  

So...be kind!   And rejoice in grace!

Moving Gets You More Friends

Those who know Darlene and me know how much we love California.  The San Francisco Bay Area was home for 21 years.  We love the rugged Pacific beach and the stunningly beautiful Sierra Mountains.  We love many people there who live in our hearts.  The Redwood Church holds wonderful memories for us.  

And we have truly enjoyed having our "base" in Southern California for the years we have worked in street ministry in Nairobi.  Returning for time with family in between visits to churches to make reports is a delight, as we watch grandchildren grow and spend time with an aged mother, who herself did great ministry in Nairobi for 6 years.  And the growing relationship with Conejo Church has enriched our lives, as we have developed many dear friends.  

Now our lives promise to be divided further, as we will have 3 homes.  We will continue to be in Nairobi half our time, but we will be divided between the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth area and California.  Because of street ministry, we have found great friends among Christians in Irving, Denton, Colleyville, North Richland Hills, Hamilton and Garland, not to mention Dallas itself.  Such varied churches as South MacArthur, Prestoncrest, Legacy, Hamilton and Singing Oaks are dear to us.  

Every move we have made has resulted in finding dear friends with whom to enjoy life and ministry.  We are certain that will continue.  In Christ there is never a need to look back, only forward, and sideways to those we walk beside.  For Christ is always the "yes" to what we seek to become.