You don’t need a cape or superpowers to be a hero. Sometimes, a bottle and cookies is enough to earn the title.
- Danae and German Fuentes of Orlando are Everyday Heroes
- They have taken several children into their home
- The couple has started a foster-care ministry at their church
Danae and German Fuentes have a child of their own — 14-year-old Maximiliano — but they recently decided to add to the family by fostering.
The Orlando couple is making room in their home — and their hearts — for neglected and abused children. Now, they’re holding on to three little ones.
“We’re managing. We’re still somewhat sane. And the idea of course is to help them as much as possible,” German Fuentes said.
The Fuenteses have gone as far as turning their living room into a playroom so they can take in even more children.
“They’re children, and that’s what people need to understand. This is about children, this is about helping them in a time of need," German Fuentes said.
They are so passionate about caring for children that they’ve started a foster-care ministry at their church to aid in recruitment efforts. They have hosted gatherings to answer questions, all in hopes that more people will share their mission of love.
“A lot of people like the idea of helping. A lot of people want to help, most people don’t know how to go about it and that’s the biggest problem, so what we’re trying to do here is get the word out,” German Fuentes said.
The Fuentes’ say they’re just parents. But those who have worked with them say they’re much more.
“They’re so selfless and inspiring. They’ve changed their home and adapted to these children versus these children adapting to them,” said Kyraneshia Coleman of Community Based Care of Central Florida.
With God’s help, the Fuenteses say, fostering is something they hope they can continue doing “as long as we can, forever.”
"It’s not about us," Danae Fuentes said.
Maximiliano, 14, the Fuentes' son, helps care for the couple's foster children. (News 13)