For years, Ded Rranxburgaj has been confined to the walls of Central United Methodist Church in Downtown Detroit, and for the first time, he’s able to leave.

DETROIT Ded and Flora Rranxburgaj have lived at Central United Methodist Church for two years. In that time Floras health has deteriorated due to a serious health condition. The congresswoman made a passionate plea for immigration reform while urging the US Court of Appeals to allow Ded to stay in America. When Flora was diagnosed with a health condition 12 years ago they were allowed to stay on humanitarian grounds. I hope the judge and nice people let my family stay together, thank you to all the people supporting me, he said.

For over 40 years the mission of the Central United Methodist Church was simple provide their community with food. Albom interviewed Amy Brown, executive director of the NOAH project. The NOAH Project is committed to ending homelessness in the Heart of Detroit by providing a step to self-sufficiency. As they got to know her and her story, they successfully got her into a home and now Joyce comes back and volunteers with the NOAH Project. If you would like to find more information about the NOAH Project, you can visit their website, http://noahprojectdetroit.org/.