The Luckiest Little Sister

I am so proud to be Marc Kondrup's sister.

Almost a year ago, my brother's life took a drastic turn. Everything he thought was his life, was taken away from him. In the aftermath of choices in and out of his control, he was faced with deciding how he would step forward.

Marc made the best choice. My parents and I don't live close to him, so he looked to his church family for support and strength and they poured it out onto him. Through them he was led into a deeper relationship with God. A life that a year ago was lived a little bit for Christ is gone and in its place is a life that seeks God's guidance, that shares God's grace and that shows God's love.

Our circumstances aren't the same, but I can learn such lessons from his life this past year. Faced with losing what was important, he came to realize that when what should be important IS important, you can't lose it.

I am so proud to be his sister. A year ago we were siblings and occasionally friends. Today we are siblings with a friendship that is getting deeper and deeper all the time. It means so much to me to hear him tell me he loves me, that he is proud of me because a year ago, I didn't feel very important to him.

I'm not thankful for the things that led to the New Marc. But I am so thankful for the New Marc. And I am so very excited to see what God does with the New Marc. This Marc is so eager to be used for the kingdom. And I am so eager to be his sister.