Ron,
If you cannot make it to the meeting, I am willing to fill in and conduct the meeting for you. I'm sure I will not do as good of a job as leader as you do, but I'll give it a try! It won't be the same having a meeting without you there as our leader, but I'll do my best to try and conduct the meeting as best as I can. Let me know if I'll be needed to fill in, I'd be happy to help.
-John