(pri-TOR-ee-uh) – They truly know the meaning of “holiday,” these South Africans who take four to six weeks off from work and school in the months of December and January. The New Year may ring in on January 1, but life doesn’t really get back into the swing of normalcy here in Pretoria until sometime after January 15! For small business owners in the city, the long holiday is a stressful time in which salaries and Christmas bonuses still have to be paid even though their businesses are closed for nearly 30 days. Missionaries Daniel and Sky Scott facilitate a house church that includes several Christian small business owners. Pray for Johan and Mariette, who own a cabinet shop and who employ several men. Pray for Leon, who has his own architectural practice. “Lord, we ask You to help these small business owners and others like them to make wise financial decisions in stressful times. Proverbs 16:3 (ESV) says: ‘Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.’ Lord, we pray this verse over and for the small business owners in Pretoria.”