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MICHAEL CARDUCCI

Senior Speaker

Co-Founder

Michael Carducci, co-founder and senior speaker, shares internationally for Coming Together Ministries and has a history of gender dysphoria, same‑sex attraction, and sexual plus pornography addiction. Living in the LGBTQ+ culture for over 20 years and then going into church culture was a difficult transition for him exploring the intimacy of a loving Creator and Redeemer. As Michael experienced Jesus Christ, he began to seek victory over addictions and long‑established drives through the love and power of Jesus Christ. Michael speaks about his experience and encourages others on their journey of identity and sexuality into the arms of a powerful and loving Savior.

KIM GALAN

Executive Administrator

Kim Galán serves as the Executive Administrator at Coming Together Ministries, overseeing administration, operations, and program direction. She plays a key role in shaping the ministry’s growth and supporting leader development.

Since 2005, Kim has held leadership positions in a respected NYSE-listed financial services company, advancing to Regional Vice President in 2016. Her extensive background in leadership, training, and development has been seamlessly applied to her ministry work.

Kim’s calling was deeply shaped by personal loss—the passing of her son-in-law Gustavo—which led her to pursue God’s direction in helping others facing addiction and life struggles. She is committed to teaching biblical truth and guiding others toward restoration through Christ.

Kim has been joyfully married since 2003 and is the proud mother of Elizabeth and Lucca, and a loving grandmother to AJ.

DANIEL VARELA, LLMSW

Director of Associate Pathway Program

Associate Speaker

Daniel Varela serves as the Director of the Associate Pathway Program (APP) at Coming Together Ministries, where he combines his clinical training and powerful testimony to walk with others toward Christ-centered wholeness. A licensed social worker with a heart for discipleship, Daniel has walked a remarkable journey of transformation and restoration.

From a young age, Daniel struggled with sexual confusion and later lived openly in a same-sex relationship while attending a Christian university. Despite his choices, God never stopped pursuing his heart. Through deep conviction, surrender, and healing, Daniel embraced a celibate life rooted in obedience and love for Christ. Over time, the Lord met his longings for companionship and, in a beautiful redemptive turn, led him into marriage. Daniel and his wife, Kirsten, were married in May 2024.

Today, Daniel boldly shares his story to proclaim God’s power to restore identity and heal sexual bondage in light of Scripture. At CTM, he leads with compassion, authenticity, and unwavering faith, offering hope to others longing for transformation through Christ.

KIRSTEN VARELA, LMSW

Nurturing and Mentorship Program Coordinator

Associate Speaker

Kirsten Varela is a licensed social worker and a passionate voice for women seeking healing from identity confusion, sexual brokenness, and emotional wounds. Her own journey has been marked by deep pain, redemption, and profound encounters with the love of Jesus Christ.

Having experienced the deception of misplaced identity in romantic relationships and the heartbreaks from engaging in sexual behaviors, Kirsten now walks in freedom and wholeness—offering the same hope to others through clinical excellence and Holy Spirit-led care. Her personal healing journey fuels her work with women, navigating trauma, relational challenges, and faith-based identity questions.

Kirsten brings empathy, insight, and spiritual depth to her role at Coming Together Ministries. As a wife and ministry partner to Daniel Varela, she shares a unique vision for helping others step into God’s design for identity, sexuality, and purpose. Together, they embody a testimony of God’s redemptive love and the beauty of lives surrendered to Him.

HARRISON UMAÑA

Associate Speaker

Harrison lived a double life. Despite being an active Christian, he was addicted to pornography and masturbation. Having grown up in a broken family, he believed that this was normal. Eventually, he realized that this was not God’s will and began to seek change. When he surrendered control to God, he experienced transformation he never thought possible. Now he truly understands 1 John 4:4, “…you have overcome them, for greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.” Harrison found many answers through Coming Together Ministries, and now he has the opportunity to share the good news of Christ’s power to overcome addiction and temptation.

DAISY SNYMAN

Associate Speaker

As a child, Daisy struggled with gender dysphoria, believing herself to be a boy living inside a girl’s body. She was continually bullied because of her confusion. Due to influences in her early years, she was exposed and then became addicted to pornography. She believes this opened the door for Satan to enter her life. While attending Tshwane University of Technology the animations of ‘Anime’ and its graphic violence became a dark stronghold in her life and that influence drew her deeper into the LGBTQ+ culture. At this point, she was deeply dissatisfied with her life and began seeking a way out. Our God is so faithful; He came to her rescue! She will happily let you know today that she has been delivered, and God has brought peace and joy into her life because of His intervention. It was on her journey back that God brought Coming Together Ministries to South Africa. She has joined an ever growing group of “formers” and God has opened the way for her to share her story around the globe.

Today, Daisy is affirmed in her true identity, “Now I am a woman of God created in His image!”

YANEESHA WANCHOPE

Associate Speaker

Living in the lesbian culture for eight years and taking on the role of the man in her relationships began at the age of twelve when she was pretending to be an adult man in chat rooms. Coming from a conservative Christian home, she found her parents' restrictive life confining—like a prison. As an adult and successful business owner, she searched for freedom from anxiety and bouts of crying; she sought help from a Christian counselor. As they unpacked the unhealthy patterns of her life, the question on her heart as she surrendered to God was, “Teach me how to be a woman.” Yaneesha shares her journey out of the gay culture/identity and how she now claims all that she is in Christ.