Josh Duggar is set to be released on bail on May 6 but Arkansas Magistrate Judge Christy Comstock said she can’t in good conscience send him back home and thus the reality star will be living with folks who are "close friends" with Josh and Anna Duggar.

Duggar, 33, will be placed with third-party custodian Maria and Lacount Reber – a familiar family who are close enough with Duggar and his wife Anna and have also known the family for about six or eight years through their church. The family says they have a self-contained space on their property where Duggar can live while he awaits his looming trial.

Duggar’s father, Jim Bob Duggar, called the family friends and asked that they be third-party custodians for Duggar, according to the Rebers who were called as defense witnesses during Duggar’s virtual detention hearing on Wednesday.

"My husband has a passion and love for ministry to others," Maria Reber told the court, adding that her husband is an MRI technician with Veterans Affairs and also performs ministry to local prison inmates.

"We want to help the family and we are here to help Josh and Anna in whatever that may be.".

"She and her husband felt that they should help Mr.

Maria Reber testified that she and her husband simply want to help the Duggar family in whatever capacity they can.

Josh Duggar is the former Executive Director of the Family Research Council Action.

"We want to be able to help … with God’s help," Maria said.

"I am looking at it as we are here of help for the family … to Josh and Anna, and we want to administer to them as best as we can.

… My husband has a passion and love for ministry, and as a family, we have always ministered to others.

After hard questioning from prosecutors about Maria being alone with Duggar while her husband is at work, Lacount told the court he had no reservations about the arrangement, stating, "I’m agreeing to do what it takes to be a help to them.

Josh and Anna are parents of Mackynzie, 11, Michael, 9, Marcus, 7, Meredith, 5, Mason, 3, and Maryella, 17 months