we want to show u what jeffrey gettleman of "thnew york times" h found in one corner of somalia. in the city of ada in the centl part of that country. there, peace andtability have broken out, thanks to the vision of one man who came home fm erica. >> repter: 37-year-old mohammedaden is aman on a mission. >> what i do daily solves the oblem. lack of fo and water. we need security. now we're forcedo do for the economics. >> repter: since2008, mohammed has be thee facto mayo goverr and evenwaord ofadado, austy town in a destitute country,somalia. the problems he faces are typical insomalia. his backound is not. >> i w afid. when i w comingo come in here. i was afraid because i basically heard a bad thing about th region. but when iarrived, my mind changed. >>eporter: mohaed returned in 2008 on aersonal mission -- aid victims of a drought. heeft hi country 16ears earlier after being shot in the ankle by a stray bullet when the country spiraled intonarchy after the governmen collapsed. he eventually me his way to the u.s, first livin in a miamiomeless shelter, then taking agreyhoundu