(pri-TOR-ee-uh) – “October is the first month of real summer here in South Africa, which lies in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also the beginning of the ‘end of the year’ here. As the days turn warmer and longer, students of all ages in Pretoria feel the pressure of studying for and taking their end-of-year school exams. Exams are a serious, strenuous thing in South African schools. Children as young as 8 years old spend hours preparing for these tests and then spend hours each week in testing rooms during their exams. The stress is palpable. Please join us in praying: ‘Lord Jesus, You are the greatest Teacher of all, and we honor and value You as the Wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24). Use this time of stress to incline the students’ hearts to Yourself. We ask for peace for them as they study and prepare. We ask for clarity of mind as they sit in exams. But, mostly, we implore You to give them the spiritual knowledge and wisdom of salvation. Lord, we are asking You that many children, teenagers, and youth in Pretoria will meet You and receive You as their Savior this month.'”