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turing Mother Teresa as keynote speaker. "We were in the back of the room with 400 success- ful entrepreneurs," she recalls. "She said, 'If each ful entrepreneurs," she recalls. "She said, 'If each of you used the same drive you used to create of you used the same drive you used to create your businesses to help others, what a force you your businesses to help others, what a force you can be in making this a better world.' For me, can be in making this a better world.' For me, that was a lightning-bolt moment." Hentschel that was a lightning-bolt moment." Hentschel had penned a note for Mother Teresa the had penned a note for Mother Teresa the evening before but was unsure if she would evening before but was unsure if she would have an opportunity to give it to her. have an opportunity to give it to her. "As she was coming down from the stage I "As she was coming down from the stage I was suddenly inspired to run to her from the was suddenly inspired to run to her from the back of the room—I felt as if I was flying—and back of the room—I felt as if I was flying—and back of the room—I felt as if I was flying—and literally fell into her arms," she says. "She was very literally fell into her arms," she says. "She was very tiny, but she caught me, and her hands took hold tiny, but she caught me, and her hands took hold of my head. She spoke three words: 'Jesus loves of my head. She spoke three words: 'Jesus loves you.' She took the note and I later told my hus- you.' She took the note and I later told my hus- band that in that moment I was as close to God band that in that moment I was as close to God as it is possible to be." She later formed a close as it is possible to be." She later formed a close personal relationship with Mother Teresa and personal relationship with Mother Teresa and often sought out her advice. That experience often sought out her advice. That experience often sought out her advice. That experience was the inspiration for the Noël Foundation. was the inspiration for the Noël Foundation. "When my husband and I left that room, we "When my husband and I left that room, we "When my husband and I left that room, we were supposed to go to a polo match, but we were supposed to go to a polo match, but we couldn't go because when we walked outside we couldn't go because when we walked outside we saw the world differently. We saw the people saw the world differently. We saw the people begging in the street and others differently," begging in the street and others differently," (Top) Noël and Gordon Hentschel cele- brated 35 years of marriage at Chateau Noël at Stonepine Estate. (Bottom) Traveling on Air Force One to promote US tourism abroad. C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 8 171 She later formed a close personal relationship with Mother Teresa and often sought out her advice. That experience was the inspiration for the Noël Foundation. Photos: Courtesy of Noë Photos: Courtesy of Noël Hentschel