I just finished my last sitting day in session as EC Secretary.  I still 
have responsibilities that will take the next few weeks.
13 weeks until we get on a plane to return to the U.S.
It was a good experience, a challenge, but a rewarding one.  Now that my 
stint is over I am not jumping up and down in celebration but instead 
thankful that I have a deeper understanding of the process, and along 
the way discovered a few skills I didn't know I had.
Leaving a team you work well with, always has a tinge of sadness that 
accompanies it.  Thankfully the team hasn't disbanded, it is still going 
strong, only my time on that team has come to an end.
God sometimes challenges us to say 'yes' to things that frighten us.  
I've come to realize that the reward from rising to that challenge often 
is directly related to how much fear you felt before accepting it.