Stewart Feketa – From Trials to Triumph, From Ashes to Pulpit

Junk to Jewels podcast was inspired by Georgette Beck's first book, Junk to Jewels, A Journey from Brokenness and Despair to Beauty and Delight.     Junk to Jewels podcast with Georgette Beck will inspire, educate, encourage, motivate, and give hope to listeners as they heal from their past, in the present, for their future.     Georgette is not afraid to share her heart with listeners, for heart matters, truly matter! All heart matters come up for discussion, including healing from divorce, loss of loss, abandonment, rejection, insecurity, self-esteem, remarriage, blended families, stepparenting, suicide, abortion, life purpose, faith, disappointment, depression, happiness, joy, hope, grief, sorrow, health, and many other topics.   Episodes include stories from Georgette’s life, helpful affirmations, scriptures and quotes, wisdom gleaned from other authors and their books, and featured guest speakers who share their own junk to jewels stories.   Follow along to be inspired, encouraged, and receive hope daily!     Our guest is Stewart Feketa.   Stewart is a man of faith, a family  man,  and a  very  successful  entrepreneur  and  businessman.   Most in our community know of Stewart’s involvement with Nature’s Keeper, a commercial landscape firm owned by his family with Staff of 40 employees and now know how this man, once battered by life’s storms, now stands as a beacon – a pastor who doesn’t just preach sermons but lives them. His scars tell a story of redemption.    He is originally from Utica, New York, went to Clinton Senior High School and now resides in Fort Pierce, Florida with his wife Marcie Feketa.   Stewart is a pastor with Plant a Seed on the Water ministries. They preach by the Fort Pierce Marina every Sunday morning.   Community outreach is nothing new to Stewart as he has been heavily involved in helping his community in a variety of ways. He participated in fundraising for a teacher who had stage 4 cancer. He received Lifetime Achievement Award from St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. He was part of a Hurricane relief in Charlette County.   Stewart lost his daughter Santia Feketa when she and her best friend Brittany Poindexter were killed in a wrong-way crash in February 2018 by a 99-year-old Michigan man. The family has since created a scholarship in her honor to support students with the same passion as his daughter.   During this interview Stewart courageously shares other personal life events and life challenges he has survived and experienced.   #death, #suicide, #deathofdaughter, #drugs, #alcohol, #pastor