MiraclesInAction.org - A Special Tribute

Noreen Rambacher, age 72, passed away January 2, 2006, leaving a legacy that will go on giving to impoverished children for future generations. Noreen was the inspiration for the founding of Miracles In Action and she will be dearly missed.

Miracles In Action began with a visit to children living in a garbage dump in Quito, Ecuador.

Noreen and her daughter, Penny, were stunned to see such abject poverty, the worst they'd ever seen. Jerry Carnill, Director of Extreme Response, a charity that assists the families living there, told them about the charity's annual Christmas party for the children. One year, during the gift selection, a boy came up to select his gift. He picked up a ball and a blanket.

The boy was told he couldn't have both. He must choose. The boy looked at the ball in one hand and the blanket in the other and he could not decide which to keep. The crowd yelled to hurry up, and the boy started to cry because he wanted both. Jerry asked Noreen and Penny, "Do you know which he picked?" They guessed he chose the ball, as most boys would. In fact, he picked the blanket. Quito is at 9,500' elevation and it gets very cold at night. He needed the blanket for warmth.

Penny and Noreen were so moved by this story, they decided they had to do something. Penny says they had tears in their eyes as they committed to bringing every child in that dump a blanket, a ball, a pair of shoes, clothes....

That moment changed their lives. It also changed the lives of the children in the dump who received desperately needed help. It changed the lives of many other impoverished children in other countries.

It created Miracles In Action.

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