A priest in Yei Catholic Diocese asks learners to go on their studies in faith despite the economic and political crisis in the country.
Fr Emmanuel Lodongo Sebit advises learners to keep their hope in God and ask for wisdom and mercy, Radio Easter reports.
School patron of Young Christian Students, Saba Joseph, urges the learners to pray hard and not mind too much about hunger in their studies.
Meanwhile, the school head teacher, Ojja Godfred, notes that the number of learners in the school this year increased compared to last year.
He says some schools received returnees from Uganda due to the current economic hardships.
The officials spoke to students of St Joseph Senior Secondary School in the beginning of second term mass on Saturday.