"It is dark, but the glimmer of pre-dawn light touches the eastern sky. Mari and her young daughter Sita emerge from the doorway of their mud house. They carry small metal bowls of white powder ...

Since then, Pawlowska has transformed these icons into abstract expressionist art, transforming those who ... a new way to even encounter prayer,” St. James rector, the Rev. Linda Young said.

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