English: The stole worn by Episcopal priest Alla Bozarth was commissioned as a gift to her by a member of her Wisdom House community who served as a nurse in refugee camps for three tours of duty under the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees. The artist, Luyen Trong Shell, worked in the Nong Samet Refugee Camp near the Cambodian border in Thailand. When she wasn’t working in the Vietnamese Hospital, she created this vestment with a raw silk exterior to represent the bread of Holy Communion, and the burgundy lining to represent the wine. Lotuses in Asia are symbols of transformation, beginning in mud and working their way to the top of the water for cleansing, fresh air and sunlight. At the shoulders are two Chinese circular characters: a human being working in a field which represents the goodness of God, and a human being working in a field with help, which represents the mercy of God.