Hi there Mr SP!
No, I'm not sure if she's Christian or not yet. Hopefully I will soon but last night was for the most part spent in getting to know her. Which leads me on to my next point...
...I met my new oldest sister yesterday... and she is lovely.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting anything at all. I didn't go to meet her with any conscious expectations. Regardless, I wasn't 'disappointed' at all. She is wise, intelligent, friendly and has a good sense of humour.
We went out to a movie premiere that my sister's workmate had scored tickets for. We went to her apartment early and just sat and talked with her. She gave me two cans of V. But I suppose the thing that really stuck out from the evening was just how kind she was. It was a small thing, but I didn't realise it was an open air screening on the harbour-front for the movie. I wasn't prepared for an on-shore wind and was soon freezing. She gave me her jacket to keep warm. I know it might not seem the biggest gesture in the world, but it speaks a heck of a lot to me.
The whole night I had a big grin plastered all over my beaming face. (It hurt a little when I got home, heh). I kept looking at her face... trying to familiarize myself with her.
She's been though a lot of hard stuff. A lot of really, really, hard stuff. The worst of it all (or what hit me the most) was that she's spent it all alone without any family. But I'm determined that that stops right now.
So I guess... well, what more is there to say about it all? From here, its all about building a relationship. I love my new sister and want to make sure that she feels absolutely welcome and a part of our family, and to slowly make up for the years we haven't had together.
Praise God. Praise, praise Him for His glorious, unfailing, compassion, mercy and love. Praise Him for his kindness, help and restoration. Amen.