Detroit became the largest city in American history to file for bankruptcy last summer -- a decline that began in the 1950s and accelerated in the 1980s. The city's auto industry had cranked out 90 percent of American soldiers' helmets during World War II and half of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers. But today more than half of the city's 140 square miles sit vacant. A million people have left the city since 1950.
No matter what the pundits say, Gaddy sees hope for Detroit "because of the Spirit of God and the Word of God."