Discover a tale of hope from the ashes of genocide
Before the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared to eight people and warned of the coming bloodshed. Ilibagiza draws on first-hand experiences to explore the events before and after the genocide.
Discover a tale of hope from the ashes of genocide
Before the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared to eight people and warned of the coming bloodshed. Ilibagiza draws on first-hand experiences to explore the events before and after the genocide.
Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa.
“"This beautifully written book touches your soul. Anyone searching for peace will find the path to faith and forgiveness in Our Lady of Kibeho ." -- Amy Polasky , the founder of LLI Academy of Foreign Affairs "If you believe that the genocide that happened in predominantly Catholic Rwanda was one of those isolated things that could never happen anywhere else--think again. This incredible book will open your eyes to how, from pure love, heaven warns us of the consequences of forgetting about God and pleads with us continually to begin anew a life closer to the Lord through prayer, penance, conversion, and preparation for the return of Christ." -- Oscar I. Delgado , film producer and the former Latin American Bureau Chief of NBC News A fascinating account of the most recent apparition of Our Lady to receive Vatican recognition. The story of Kibeho is filled with the mystery of the conflict of good and evil, of the justice and mercy of God, of unanswerable questions of life leading us to take our refuge in the heart of the Holy Mother and in the hands of Divine Mercy. Like [Immacul”
No matter what your race, religion, political affiliation, or personal belief system, you will be inspired by Our Lady of Kibeho - a true story of the power of faith and the great potential for forgiveness. -- John Fund The Wall Street Journal The redeeming love of the Blessed Mother lives on in Kibeho and is here for the world to discover. Immaculee has captured that love in Our Lady of Kibeho. If you read this book, it will change your life. -- Father Leszek Czelusniak, The Director Of The Marian Formation Center "Cana" In Kibeho, Rwanda
Immaculee Ilibagiza was born in Rwanda and studied electronic and mechanical engineering at the National University. She lost most of her family during the 1994 genocide. Four years later, she emigrated to the United States and began working at the United Nations in New York City. She is now a full-time public speaker and writer. In 2007 she established the Left to Tell Charitable Fund, which helps support Rwandan orphans.
Immaculee holds honorary doctoral degrees from The University of Notre Dame and Saint John's University, and was awarded The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reco
Thirteen years before the bloody 1994 genocide that swept across Rwanda and left more than a million people dead, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared to eight young people in the remote village of Kibeho. Through these visionaries, Mary and Jesus warned of the looming holocaust, which (they assured) could be averted if Rwandans opened their hearts to God and embraced His love. Mary also sent messages to government and church leaders to instruct them how to end the ethnic hatred simmering in their country. She warned them that Rwanda would become a river of blood--a land of unspeakable carnage--if the hatred of the people was not quickly quelled by love. Some leaders listened, but very few believed. The prophetic and apocalyptic warnings tragically came true during 100 horrifying days of savage bloodletting and mass murder. Much like what happened at similar sites such as F
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