A retired United Airlines pilot, Brawford was flying with Mission Aviation Fellowship when he met Kamate in the West African country of Mali about seven years ago. The road that brought them to the Lake Stevens couple’s table has been long and complex, as is the relationship between Denny Brawford, 70, and 28-year-old Dieudonne Kamate. When they met in Mali about seven years ago, Brawford was flying for Mission Aviation Fellowship, which operates a fleet of planes used by Christian and humanitarian organizations for relief and ministry efforts and other work. The military took him to Africa in 1960 during the struggle for independence in the Belgian Congo.

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