Angel Encounters by Cindy Mackenzie (Ambassador Publications ISBN 978-1-84030-201-1 £6.99, available from Wesley Owen)

This little book, less than ninety pages, tells the personal stories of people who have been helped by angels in dangerous situations, while others have experienced angelic visitations as they were dying. The angels come in many guises, for example, a lorry driver or a council workman, but those whose stories Cindy tells, including her own, are convinced that angels were sent by God in times of crisis or great need. The circumstances of the encounters confirm this interpretation. Every person whose experience she relates is a friend or relative. Cindy lets each tell of the encounter simply in his or her own words so we have the immediacy of personal contact which authenticates their testimony.

Cindy and her husband, Colin, are well known to Scottish Baptists through their charity SAM Chernobyl Relief (formerly Servants Aloft Ministries) and she has also visited Croatia many times. The experiences of those caught up in that country’s civil wars are the most frightening, as one might expect, but throughout the book God’s loving, protective care for His children is evident.

While Angel Encounters reminds us how God can break in to our every day lives in unexpected ways, the book can also be used to encourage those who are seeking the Lord or facing difficult situations.

Christine Lumsden