I am looking for a story about a man who became friends with neighbor.?

This story was on Focus on the Family several years ago. The title is the name of the neighbor but I can't think of his name. This guy wore big glasses, was dirty, lived in old run down house across the street from the guy who tells the story. The writer tells of talking to the man, inviting him to dinner, cleaning his house, cleaning him up, buying him a new suit, taking him to church, and eventually including the man into his family for family events. The subject of the story was apparently somewhat autistic. He repeats much of what the neighbor says before they really start having real conversaitons. Hope y'all can help me find this story.