When Dominic Villeneuve, a pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), landed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with five anti-aircraft guns pointed at his plane, he felt a surge of nerves.

And yet, in that tense moment, the 30-year-old from Kamloops remained calm, trusting in years of training.

Villeneuve was carrying out a humanitarian mission in the Congo, one of the world’s most dangerous and complex regions, where MAF’s planes serve as the only lifeline for communities cut off by conflict.

This International Day of Peace, Sept. 21, MAF pilots are demonstrating that peace can be actively built, one flight at a time, continuing Canada’s legacy of humanitarian work in the world’s most remote and challenging areas.

While global conflicts rage and humanitarian aid is cut around

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