Sr. Emmanuel Maillard of the Community of the Beatitudes (originally named Lion of Juda) initiated the first branch of the community in Medjugorje in 1989. Her organization, “Les Enfants de Medjugorje†which spread the messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje in her native country, France, began in 1990. The English edition, “Children of Medjugorje, Inc.†was founded in 1995.
