Our Lady of Kibeho

In 1981, in the small village of Kibeho, Rwanda, the Virgin Mary began appearing to three young schoolgirls — Alphonsine Mumureke, Anathalie Mukamazimpaka, and Marie Claire Mukangango — under the title “Mother of the Word” (Nyina wa Jambo).

For several years, Our Lady delivered urgent messages calling for repentance, prayer, and conversion of hearts. She warned that Rwanda was on a dangerous path and that great suffering would come if the people did not turn back to God.

On August 19, 1982, the visionaries were shown a horrifying prophetic vision: rivers flowing with blood, people slaughtering one another with machetes, mountains of corpses left unburied, and immense grief across the land. The girls wept uncontrollably as they described the scenes.

These apparitions were a clear heavenly warning — years before the tragedy unfolded. Unfortunately, Rwanda did not fully heed this urgent call to repentance and conversion. As a result, the prophesied suffering came to pass.

In 1994, the Rwandan Genocide erupted. In just 100 days, over 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were brutally murdered. The visions seen in Kibeho had come to pass with terrifying accuracy. Had the nation converted as Our Lady pleaded, many lives — including countless Christians — could have been spared.

Our Lady of Kibeho stands as the only Vatican-approved Marian apparition site in Africa, officially recognized by the local bishop in 2001.

Her message remains powerful today:

“Pray the Rosary daily. Repent. Change your hearts while there is still time. Do not wait until it is too late.”

Even in the midst of the genocide, survivors like Immaculée Ilibagiza found strength through prayer in hiding, later forgiving those who killed her family — a living fruit of the call to conversion.

In our own troubled times, Our Lady of Kibeho continues to call humanity back to God: “Repent and convert while there is still time.” — Our Lady of Kibeho.

Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love 
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)

My vocation is Blessed and Saints.

"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."

"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."

Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)