Yes Martin,
I can relate. While I am not clergy, I am a convert. In am enrolled in the St. Stephen's course through the Antiochian Archdiosese. I have completed an M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology and yet this degree is more difficult as it is correspondence and less personal interaction. If you would like to correspond, I would be most happy to give you encouragement.
Please also pray for me.
Erik