Mother of the Word (Nyina wa Jambo)

On November 28, 1981, at 12:35 p.m. in the dining room of Kibeho College, Alphonsine Mumureke (16) heard a voice: "My daughter." She asked who it was. The reply: "Ndi Nyina Wa Jambo"—"I am the Mother of the Word."

• Alphonsine, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka, and Marie Claire Mukangango were the three approved visionaries
• Marie Claire had initially bullied Alphonsine for the visions—then received apparitions herself on March 2, 1982
• On March 6, 1982, Mary taught Marie Claire the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows and entrusted her to spread it worldwide
• On August 19, 1982, all three saw a shared vision: a river of blood, people killing one another, abandoned bodies, a tree on fire, severed heads—12 years before the Rwandan genocide
• The sun appeared to pulsate, spin, or split in two—reminiscent of Fatima
• Bishop Augustin Misago gave solemn approval on June 29, 2001: "Yes, the Virgin Mary did appear in Kibeho... There are more reasons to believe this than to deny it."

• Bishop Misago's declaration: "Yes, the Virgin Mary did appear in Kibeho on November 28, 1981... There are more reasons to believe this than to deny it"
• All three visionaries independently reported the same apocalyptic vision (river of blood, people killing one another, abandoned bodies) on August 19, 1982—12 years before the genocide
• Marie Claire had bullied Alphonsine for the visions, then received apparitions herself—she had no motive to fabricate
• Medical and theological commissions investigated for nearly 20 years before approval
• The apparitions were investigated during and after the genocide, when fabrication would have been pointless
• Sun phenomena witnessed by crowds—reminiscent of Fatima's Miracle of the Sun