On December 30, 1988 Pope John Paul II gave an exhortation on the vocation and mission of the lay Faithful.  He quoted Pius the XII who stated: "…the lay faithful, find themselves on the front lines of the Church's life; for them the Church is the animating principle for human society. Therefore, they in particular, ought to have an ever-clearer consciousness not only of belonging to the Church, but of being the Church, that is to say, the community of the faithful on earth under the leadership of the Pope, the head of all...”  (Christifideles Laici)

Children of Medjugorje, Inc. was organized as an answer this call.  Sr. Emmanuel founded it in France in 1990 with the name, “Les Enfants de Medjugorje”.  In 1995, “Children of Medjugorje – Children of Fatima United for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart” was created as a branch of “Les Enfants de Medjugorje” in the United States and recently the apostolate became simply,  “Children of Medjugorje, Inc.”, a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 organization under the presidency of Arnold Ochs.

“Our Lady speaks but she also works concretely in the hearts, families, prayer groups and parishes.  We report what we have witnessed in order to inspire others.  Our Lady said, ‘I myself invited you here so that you may bring messages to the world.  I need you.’  Our mission is an answer to her call.  This call is for everyone.  We are all invited to carry her messages out and spread them.”
–Sr. Emmanuel on Mission