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Riding With A Friend

When Paul, the Apostle, wrote his friends in Philippi he sent the letter with Epaphroditus. In that same letter Paul called his messenger, " my brother, fellow worker and fellow soldier ." ( Phil. 2:25 ) You can tell by the words Paul used that Epaphroditus was a close friend who shared much of his life and ministry. We are blessed by God when he sends an Epaphroditus into our lives , and this past weekend I had the privilege of riding with and for a guy whom I consider Epaphroditus in my life. Paul Olson is a two time cancer survivor . His wife, Karen, is a breast cancer survivor. I have known them and their children since the 1980s when Paul moved down here from NY with J C Penney. I baptized him, walked through cancer with him, and Kim and I have shared the same life group with Karen and Paul over the years. Paul began cycling about three years ago after his last battle with cancer and has been a regular rider with Legacy Cyclists since he started riding. He had ridden th