CTM Newsletter - January 2025
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉
Welcome to the Coming Together Ministries' Newsletter! I'm Kirsten Varela, the Nurturing and Mentorship Program Coordinator. I have the pleasure of overseeing the newsletter each month. There have been lots of things to learn and I grow daily in my new position here in Berrien Springs, MI. I am dedicated to bringing you inspirational articles, interviews, and current news about Coming Together Ministries. Sit back and enjoy our new format as you read this months feature from CTM's cofounder, Michael Carducci.
NEW START
A good New Year to everyone far and wide! There is no doubt that we are living in the time of the end as prophecy has revealed for over one hundred and fifty years. How are we advancing in our plans for the coming King in the year of 2025? As we all adjust to writing 2025, there are lots of things that are changing as we go into our new year. New president elect for the USA, new goals and objectives. One more year in the books before our Lord Jesus returns.
NEW HEART
How many Lord this year? How many will turn to You and be drawn to your sweet voice? How many more prayers from the parents that join our prayer lines week after week and year after year? We gather with confidence to know that You are the One that matters and that those prayers stack up one after the other reaching up to Heaven. And You are just waiting for the right moment for that individual, who may feel they are trapped in the wrong sex, or the one that is sitting at their computer addicted to porn. Or the young 13 year old girl who was molested and is now pregnant and deciding whether to terminate their pregnancy. I know You are there pleading. Or the young woman working in a strip club thinking that her only value is nothing more than to be desired. If she only knew her worth! I know You have taken into consideration everything that they have been through and weighing it all out looking for the right opportunity to reveal yourself to them and to comfort and heal. How You yearn for them to let You love them!
NEW FACE
This is the time to bring new faces to shine for Jesus. This is the time to bring more voices that are singing praises of our Savior and Friend who has met us where we are and has held us by the hand. For those who are tired and worn, or angry and hurt, who are at the end of their rope, with no hope or strength to even cry out. But there is a Face that is watching and waiting…patiently to reveal Himself to that one that has “gone too far” to hear a new message, “I still love you and if you’ll let Me, I will make you white as snow! I will make you clean. And if you would only admit you are too weak to do it, My strength is made perfect in your weakness, but I can’t do it without your consent? Turn your face to Me and let my warm hands walk you tenderly to who you were meant to be.”
NEW BREAD
Feast on the bread of Life as you are curious and hungry for something that doesn’t require you to deny who you were created to be. Be satisfied by the fruit of the Spirit as it provides the nutrients for you by Christian brothers and sisters, so you can spring into action with the affirmation of Psalms 139 that says you are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Drink of the wine of the sacrifice of My blood that has been provided. That it would reach every cell of your lifeless body and fill you and give you strength to celebrate the new life of the grape that has been through the winepress alone, just for you.
NEW HOME
A shelter of protection and peace. A dwelling that transcends walls and bricks. An intimate space that no one can molest or steal. A heart’s temple where the Holy Spirit can dwell and plant you a garden of life and contentment in this world that is dark and dim.
NEW LIFE
And you can proclaim, that “you were knit together in your mother’s womb and that all your members were in My book.” “My thoughts toward you are as countless as the sands on the seashore.” “And I will follow you into darkness or light, to the mountains and to the lowest parts because I am in pursuit of you and my goal is to give you the desires of your heart.” And “with the fear of the Lord you can abide satisfied.”
NEW WORLD
As we go into this new year, one year closer to eternity and true freedom, our goal is to be stronger and more compassionate and organized from within so we can spread a message of hope, love and redemption! As you join us and help us we are forming our new army of voices and talents at Coming Together Ministries, dedicated as an offering to our precious Jesus Christ. To go out to every kindred, nation, tongue and people with a song in our heart of freedom and with the Lord by our side. Now we can have faces of Lambs with the heart of the Lion! Be not afraid of the coming year. We have the confidence to know that the latter rain is falling and we are comforted by the Spirit, as we seek out those who have cried out that they can’t fight any longer and we will go to the outer limits where Jesus sends us until every heart has been won. Don’t be afraid, but be sanctified and help us in the time we have to spread this message until our voice can no longer cry out, “He IS Coming!”
NEW DECISIONS
For just the cost of a meal at a fast food restaurant a month, you can help us reach out around the world to someone that is being prayed for. Set up a monthly donation at comingtogetherministries.org/donate Come and join us as we use our time wisely to make God’s kingdom full. With grateful hearts, we thank you and God’s blessings to you.
Michael Carducci
Executive Director of Ministry Development
Hey everyone!
My name is Daniel Varela, and as the Director for the Associate Pathway Program, it is my honor to provide you with the Question and Answer portion of our newsletter. As my team and I answer questions that you submit each month, I want to help readers understand more about the challenges of what individuals and families are going through present day. If you have questions that you would like to see answered, you can send them to our team at,
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Question:
Hello, I have been in very bad shape regarding my sexuality. I know very well what is right, but it is very difficult for me to overcome this. Since I was little, I have been attacked by external behaviors, circumstances, situations, thoughts, and by my own self-abuse and other things. I have fallen many times, and it hurts me that this has happened to me in life. I don't want to be involved in this anymore, and I have no one to ask for help. Please help me, I need to be free, I need God to come into my life, I need him to invite me in and stay there with me forever and I with him, my case gives me a lot of pain, disappointment, and helplessness.
Answer:
Greetings friend,
Thank you for your email. I read that you want to be free, and it seems that you have faith that God can help you. I want to encourage you to continue practicing your faith and hold on to God's promises. I read the following during my Bible study this morning and I believe it is for you.
“Many were to behold the One altogether lovely, the chiefest among ten thousand. “Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty,” was the gracious promise made them. Isaiah 33:17. Their sins were to be forgiven, and they were to make their boast in God alone. In that glad day of redemption from idolatry they would exclaim, “The glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams....The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us.” Verses 21, 22.
The messages borne by Isaiah to those who chose to turn from their evil ways were full of comfort and encouragement. Hear the word of the Lord through His prophet:
“Remember these, O Jacob and Israel;
For thou art My servant:
I have formed thee; thou art My servant:
O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of Me.
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,
And, as a cloud, thy sins:
Return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.” Isaiah 44:21, 22.
“In that day thou shalt say,
O Lord, I will praise Thee:
Though Thou wast angry with me,
Thine anger is turned away, and Thou comfortedst me.
“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and not be afraid:
For the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song;
He also is become my salvation....
“Sing unto the Lord; for He hath done excellent things:
This is known in all the earth.
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion:
For great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.” Isaiah 12.
Be encouraged and Believe that God has paid the price for YOUR sins. YOU can be made new. In Jesus we have a new slate. YOU can be cleansed from you sins- if you choose to have faith and allow God to help you. He has promised to give you all that you need especially for your salvation.
You mentioned you faced many challenges. This life is not easy. This earth is not our home. Continue to count the blessings of how God has made himself known to You, despite all you have gone through. The verse says, “LORD JEHOVAH IS MY STRENGTH!” That includes strength for overcoming doubt. Strength for persevering through temptations. Strength to seek God. Strength to have patience to wait for his response and strength to build our faith and trust in Him.
I hope you’ve been encouraged. I look forward to speaking with you soon.
Kindly,
-Daniel Varela
