01/10/2025
*Message of Condolence and Hope from Prophet Malachie*
Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ,
Cherubim and Seraphim throughout the world,
It is with a heart of compassion, but also of deep hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, that I learned of the passing of the Supreme Leader of the Christian Congregation of the Sacred Order of Benin, His Eminence Baba Aladura Noël K. Kouton, on September 30, 2025, at the age of 85.
Baba Aladura, who officially became President of the French-speaking Churches on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, marked his era with a pastoral vision marked by humility and compassion, traveling across French-speaking countries to remind humanity of the power of love, forgiveness, and human dignity.
I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the entire church, to the biological family, and to our fellow Servants of God.
We mourn a man of God, a pastor, a spiritual father, a counselor, a pillar of this church. But we do not mourn like those who have no hope.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14: But I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that you do not grieve as others do who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who sleep through Jesus.
*Closing Prayer*
Lord Jesus,
You who comfort the brokenhearted,
Visit your people today. Wipe away tears, strengthen faith. And make this grief a new seed of life for your work. Receive your servant Baba Aladura Noël Kouton into your glory. And raise up your church. Amen in the name of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah Hossana Iye
Rest in peace Baba Aladura Noël Kouton.
And to all of you, I say, like the Master, "Peace be with you."
Amen
*Prophet Malachie*
