Commodities trader invests his talents in Ecuador

New York, NY --- For Felix Hernandez, trading commodities in the New York Stock Exchange has always been an exhilarating career. When he became a Christian, he decided he needed to build on those talents and serve others in his Christian walk.

Investing and expanding businesses comes naturally, says Felix—one company he launched grew from three employees to 300 within the eight years he managed it.

Yet, within his church in New Jersey, he had trouble finding any opportunity to use his strongest gifts to serve. For years, he and his wife Sandy volunteered through a Samaritan’s Purse program, helped out at local food shelters, and even built houses in Mexico.

“I started thinking that I’m not using my God-given abilities in business,” he says. “And, frankly I’m pretty bad at building houses.”

In 2008, Felix searched online for ways to use his business knowledge to serve when he learned about the need for small and medium business loans in developing countries. [...]

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