{"id":1027,"date":"2022-08-03T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2022-08-09T16:07:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T20:07:58","slug":"s7e5-stuart-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/2022\/s7e5-stuart-li\/","title":{"rendered":"S7:E5 | Stuart Li"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Defying the American Dream<\/strong><\/p>\n

When\u00a0Stuart\u00a0Li\u00a0enrolled at Cedarville University, he had his career path laid out in his mind. He was going to be a leader in the financial sector, helping others effectively manage their money and build a nice nest egg for himself.<\/p>\n

After all, this is the “American Way.”<\/p>\n

Little did he know that the life lessons instilled in him from his college professors would be instrumental in\u00a0Stuart\u00a0having a course correction, of sorts. Instead of working in the financial sector with personal investments,\u00a0Stuart\u00a0has been in the life-investment world business of helping people from around the world benefit from eternal blessings.<\/p>\n

Stuart\u00a0has become a missionary in Nicaragua, and the rewards have far exceeded any financial gain he would have earned in financial investments.<\/p>\n

After graduating in 2013 with a business degree,\u00a0Stuart\u00a0moved to Nicaragua because he felt God was going to use him to further the Gospel through a career in education.\u00a0 Starting a missionary-run school, located in the more impoverished poverty area of the country,\u00a0Stuart\u00a0has begun offering young students a bilingual Christian education that was foreign to the country before his arrival.<\/p>\n

Today,\u00a0Stuart\u00a0and his wife, Eugenia, are joining forces to change the culture among her native people through a Christ-centered education. They\u2019ve already developed one new school building for the students, and their vision to expand is clear in their minds.<\/p>\n