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Colette Christine Baudais
July 05, 1955 - July 20, 2023
Obituary For Colette Christine Baudais
Colette Christine Baudais, resident of Grande Prairie, AB, formerly of Guinea, West Africa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the Prairie Lake Hospice, at the age of 68 years, after a 14 month journey with cancer.
Colette was born in Prince Albert, SK, and grew up in Thompson, MB. She lived and worked many places throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, until she was called into ministry in West Africa. Colette served with The Christian and Missionary Alliance, from Burkina Faso to Guinea, Colette’s devotion knew no bounds. Through the development of a radio station, healing clinics, an infant rescue centre, prison ministry, women’s cooperative, and other various projects, she brought hope to countless lives. Her ultimate passion was introducing others to the lifegiving love of Jesus Christ.
Colette returned to Canada for her retirement in 2021, and settled in Grande Prairie surrounded by a community of friends. In May, 2022, Colette was diagnosed with cancer after returning from a trip to Quebec. It was then, that Colette’s sister Carol, came to live with her in her little suite and they spent countless hours quilting, drinking Tim Horton’s, thrift shopping, and watching YouTube, until she went to hospice April 13, due to a broken arm. Colette knew this was her final assignment from God and she anticipated with joy meeting Jesus face to face.
Colette is survived by her sisters: Carol Baudais, AnnMarie (Kelly) Merkel, and Georgette (Mark) Komadina; and her nephews: Fred Merkel and Brent Komadina, and their families.
She was predeceased by her parents Philip and Georgina (nee Redl) Baudais.
A Viewing will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, from 12:00-1:00pm, at the Grande Prairie Alliance Church (15502 102 St.). Funeral Service to follow at 1:00pm. Refreshments to follow the service.
A Livestream of the service will be accessible 15 minutes prior to the service on Colette’s obituary on Oliver’s Funeral Home website.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Christian & Missionary Alliance - Global Advance Fund (https://thealliancecanada.ca/gift/global-advance-fund/), or Renaissance FM Radio in Guinea through the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (https://www.paoc.org/donate), or Rising Above (11007 106 St., Grande Prairie, AB, T8V 2Z3).
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August 02, 2023
Théophile Akoï Boré
Mon dernier entretien avec Dame Colette Baudais, quelques jours avant son départ sur son pays, le 3 juin 2021, c'etait en deux langues... tu m'avais dit ceci: Théophile,... 𝟣: 𝖤́𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝖼𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝖾 𝖣𝗂𝖾𝗎 𝗍𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝗍 𝖾𝗍 𝖿𝖺𝗂𝗍 𝗅𝖾... 𝗉𝗅𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖾𝗎𝗋𝗌 𝗏𝖾𝗎𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗂𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝗌 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝖽𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗌 (𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾̀𝗍𝖾𝗌), 𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗇 𝖽𝖾 𝖣𝗂𝖾𝗎... 𝗂𝗅𝗌 𝖾́𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗉𝗅𝗎𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗊𝗎𝖾 𝖣𝗂𝖾𝗎. 𝟤: 𝖭'𝖾́𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗌 𝖾𝗍 𝗇𝖾 𝖿𝖺𝗂𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗊𝗎𝖾 𝖼'𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗌 𝖣𝗂𝖾𝗎 𝗊𝗎𝗂 𝗅𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝗍 ... 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 ⚠️ 𝖫𝖾𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾̀𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖽𝖾𝗏𝗋𝖺𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖣𝗂𝖾𝗎 𝗉𝖺𝗌 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖾𝗎𝗑-𝗆𝖾̂𝗆𝖾𝗌... 𝖾𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝗎𝗃𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌 𝗅𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖽𝖾 𝖣𝗂𝖾𝗎, 𝗅𝗈𝗋𝗌𝗊𝗎𝖾 𝗍𝗎 𝗋𝖾𝖼̧𝗈𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌... 𝖫𝖺 𝟥𝖾̀𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝖾́𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗍 𝗎𝗇𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝗂 𝗆'𝖺 𝖽'𝖺𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗎𝗋𝗌 𝗈𝗎𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝗒𝖾𝗎𝗑 𝗌𝗎𝗋 𝗉𝗅𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖾𝗎𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝖽𝖾 𝗆𝖺 𝗏𝗂𝖾... 𝖼'𝖾́𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗍 𝖻𝗂𝖾𝗇 𝖾𝗇 𝖠𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗌... 𝟥: 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖦𝗈𝖽 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖺 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒, 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒? -𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗎𝗉? -𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝖽𝖽? 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝖺𝗒: "𝖠𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀 𝗎𝗉 to 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌, 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗀𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗇", 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾, 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝖽𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗅𝖿 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖫𝗈𝗋𝖽. Many more advices and a symbolic gift... Thanks for having played your role in many lives... Dame Colette Baudais Théophile Akoï Boré, serviteur de Dieu et ancien collaborateur et fils de Colette, Guinée.
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August 01, 2023
Julie-Anne Smout
My deepest sympathy to Colette's family. I met Colette in Guinea. We stayed with mutual friends and shared about our life and testimony of how we gave our lives to our Christ Jesus. I was fascinated to hear about her early life working on Alaska and her involvement in the radio station in Guinea. She struck me as such a faithfu, determined and devoted person. She said she loved everything about Revelation, the Last Days and Israel. Dear Colette is having all her questions answered now. She will so deeply missed on the field and by her Guinean friends whom she lived amongst, loved and served every day for so many years. We praise God for her life. Julie Smout
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August 01, 2023
Ibrahima Sory Camara
Ancien rédacteur en chef de la radio Renaissance FM, je garde de Madame Colette l'image d'une femme attachée aux valeurs du travail bienfait, le souvenir de son amour pour la Guinée et pour les Guinéens ainsi que son courage et son don de soi pour les enfants du pays. Que ses proches trouvent ici l'expression de toute ma compassion. Que son âme repose en paix. Amen. Ibrahima Sory Camara, Journaliste - Conakry - République de Guinée.
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August 01, 2023
Toure
Dors en paix Mme Colette. Merci pour tout ce que vous aviez pu réaliser en Guinée. Une vie au service des autres, de l'humanité tout simplement. Le Paradis est forcément votre lieu de repos. Amadou Touré, Journaliste, Conakry, Guinée
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July 30, 2023
Dan and Connie Sollid
It was with joyful sadness we received the news that our friend Colette had passed into the presence of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. What a welcome she received when she heard Jesus say, " Well done my good and faithful servant..." We became friends with Colette during the time she lived in Saskatoon and began her walk with the Lord. It was both exciting and encouraging to watch the transformation God did in Colette as she grew in her knowledge of and love for Jesus Christ. We were kept abreast of what was happening in her life in Africa through newsletters and visits. Over the last seven months, we were privileged and blessed to be able to spend some time with Colette. Her surrender to and acceptance of God's last assignment for her was a strong and beautiful testimony to her deep and abiding relationship with Jesus. God's faithfulness was so clearly seen as she shared stories with us about her time as a missionary and her journey with cancer. Colette continued to minister to those God brought into her life until the very end. And so Colette we say we love you and appreciate you and have been so blessed by knowing you. Goodbye.... till we meet again. Dan and Connie Saskatoon
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July 28, 2023
Jacqueline Femoussou Wamouno
Bonjour moi je suis Jacqueline Femoussou Wamouno Animatrice à la radio Renaissance FM. Depuis que j'ai appris le décès de Madame Colette je suis abattue car c'est une grande perte pour la Guinée en général mais pour le christianisme. Pour moi personnellement j'ai perdu une icône,une maman,une conseillère et une dame au grand coeur mais je me réjouis car elle a fait de Mathieu6: 33 sa priorité et Dieu l'a déjà réservé un paradis éternel. Depui que je l'ai connu je n'ai jamais eu de regret car elle fût au service de Dieu et les autres donc je ne peux que lui souhaiter un repos éternel. Je présente toutes les condoléances au peuple canadien, Guinéen, aux travailleurs de la radio Renaissance et autres associations ainsi qu'aux chrétiens du monde. Paix à l'âme de notre regrettée chère maman.
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July 27, 2023
Dissibardy Koundouno
je suis Koundouno Dissibardy, j'ai connu Mme Colette BAUDAIS, en République de Guinée, après plusieurs années, j'ai eu la chance de travailler avec lui, elle m'a recruté auprès d'elle le 03 février 2016, en tant que le chargé de Marketing et de l'administration de la Radio Renaissance FM95.9 et de Actualité Feminine en Guinée (AFEG), postes que je tiens jusqu'ici. Vendredi 11 juin 2021 à 17:03 le jour de son départ date à la quelle elle a quittée la Guinée, Mme Colette me disait : Koundouno, sert Dieu, soit fidèle à lui. Aujourd'hui je quitte la Guinée mais je gardes des souvenirs pour ce pays , soit toujours utile pour la bonne cause. Mme Colette n'était pas seulement ma patronne, mais ma maman, elle m'a donné l'éducation, m'a instruit, elle était toujours à côté de moi dans mes moments difficiles, aujourd'hui grâce à elle j'ai eu la confiance et connu par le gouvernement, des institutions, des ONG, des structures humanitaires et des membres de sa mission (CMA) . Aujourd'hui Colette me laisse orphelin, je sais que le Seigneur Jésus Christ est avec lui car 2 Timothée, 4:7 Mme Colette a combattu le bon combat, elle achevé la course, et elle a gardé la foi. 2 Timothée, 4:8 - Désormais la couronne de justice est réservée; le Seigneur, le juste juge, lui le donnera. Mme la Coordinatrice de l'ONG Actualité Féminine en Guinée (AFEG), Fondatrice de la Radio Renaissance FM et servitrice de Dieu repose toi en paix. Ton Dissibardy Koundouno.
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July 27, 2023
Etienne Mansaré
From Etienne Mansaré director of Radio Renaissance, Guinea "Le peuple de Guinée pleure la disparition de Madame Colette Baudais. Elle n'était pas une personne cachée en Guinée. Elle était bien connue des citoyens. Jusqu'à ce jour nous recevons des messages de condoléances. Le Canada doit être fiert du passage de Madame Colette Baudais en Guinée. Elle restera gravée dans la mémoire de tous les guineens. Que le Seigneur soit loué pour l'ensemble des œuvres de Madame Colette.
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July 26, 2023
Jim and Karen Bettison
It is with great sorrow that we kearned of Colettes passing.We worked closely with Colette as we lived in the same town in West Africa for many years. We loved Colette early and will miss her. We did not know of her illness.
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July 26, 2023
MARIAMA BALDE
I haven't been able to hold back my tears since I learned of your passing, Beautiful soul . A former student of my late father's Pular language, she was a friend of my family in general and a mother to me in particular. From Labé to Conakry (Guinea), passing through Dara Labé (my home village), I remember the wonderful times we spent together with you Aunt Colette Baudais. She knew me as a child and brought me closer to her by welcoming me into her home throughout my university studies, not to mention our good time together in Tata (Labé- Guinea). She was also my first employer through the private community radio station Familia FM, then Renaissance FM. Ah yes! we shared moments of joy and sadness, as life is made up of. I have always admired and respected this brave woman gifted with great initiatives and good projects. Thank you for being a kind mother to me, a friend to my family and an inspiration to me. Thank you for having contributed to my education and I remain forever grateful to you. Thank you for your support for the people of Guinea. Forever in our hearts Aunt Colette. My condolences to your family, friends and collaborators. Rest in peace my lovely Aunty🥲🥲. MARIAMA BALDE
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July 25, 2023
Jeanine Kurtenbach
My condolences to the family. Jeanine Kurtenbach
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