(Newswire.net — December 13, 2016) — The worlds of inspirational books and Christian literature have a new entry that advance reviewers claim delivers beyond its promises of fresh and exciting, relevant and engrossing accounts with the impact to change lives. Best-selling author, owner of an award-winning music studio in Canada, and sought-after international speaker, Allison Restagno is already experiencing high demand for her second book, Modern-Day Salvation Encounters: 40 True Stories of Highly Dramatic, Incredibly Astonishing, Riveting, Salvation Conversion Testimonies, now available on Amazon.com.
For the book, Restagno has compiled collections of true short stories that fall in categories one might label generically as amazing miracles, personal development, overcomer accounts and life success stories that appeal to both the non-religious and Christian audiences. Written in the contributors’ own words for the full flavor of their experiences, these stories were selected by the author “to encourage, uplift and inspire each reader to salvation and victorious living through the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Real Stories Of Surreal Events
These are no sissy-stories, but include such traumatic, surreal events as legs blown off by mortar explosion, a trolley running over a child as another approaches, a police officer’s 9mm bullet piercing though a man’s body, and other true-life, deadly emergencies, even a man who was declared dead and went to Heaven.
The book is filled with dramatic rescues, miraculous healings, personal journeys, and restoration of meaningful life with a hope and a future. Each of these intensely personal stories is unique, each exposes the kind of serious issues of which “polite society” would rather not speak, and each ends in a victory.
Toronto, Canada business owner, J. D. Smith, describes the engrossing nature of these highly relevant short stories: “When you read these true-life situations, you think things like, ‘That could have been me; I have been right there in my life,’ and ‘If God did that for him, then He can do that for me.’ This is an important and easy book to read. You will pick it up many times and reread the stories.”
An Array Of Powerful Contributors
The contributors include many high-powered people who at first would have seemed unlikely candidates for a book such as this. The diverse group includes a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and a current Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, an Ambassador to the United Nations, a CIA/INTERPOL agent and assassin, a drug addict, a man who had to flee Iraq after crashing his father’s car that was a gift from Saddam Hussein, plus other fascinating people.
Counted among the contributors are three Olympic Gold Medalists, Hollywood stars, high-level business professionals and well-known Charismatic Christian leaders, as well as survivors of domestic violence and child abuse. Contributors come from a varied group of previous atheists and agnostics, Baptists and Pentecostals, Catholics and Jews, and people of other denominations, persuasions and religions.
Foreword By Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Stan Cottrell
The book’s Foreword is written by catalytic influencer, author, speaker, international businessman and Global Goodwill Ambassador, Stan Cottrell, founder of the Global Friendship Run. A former Guinness Record Holder with over 11 U.S. Presidential and Congressional recognitions plus innumerable recognitions from foreign officials and civic leaders, Cottrell is the world’s foremost ultra-distance runner. He has run over 250,000 miles in international “Friendship Runs” with lasting global impact for cross-cultural understanding and hope, and he’s still running strong at age 73.
In the Foreword, Cottrell expresses his belief that, “…this book will be a classic in Christian lore, sermon illustrations, Biblical counseling courses, and that it will also serve as a wonderful, non-religious but highly spiritual book, which is must reading for all who seek Truth. “
Author of two books, including autobiographical No Mountain Too High, Cottrell’s own inspirational story of overcoming all odds through persistence and faith is told within one of the chapters in Restagno’s new book. It tells how, from an abusive, poverty-ridden childhood in rural Kentucky, Cottrell came to astound the world with amazing feats over more than four decades while proving time and again that one man really can make a difference in the world.
Notables Endorse The Book And Restagno
Author/Speaker and Founder of Sweet Bread Ministries, Bruce Van Natta, also wrote a “Word” for the book, noting that he first met Allison Restagno several years ago when she coordinated his appearance on a major Christian television show in Canada. Later she asked him to be one of the contributors for her first book, Modern-Day Miracles. Throughout the years, they stayed in contact through ministry opportunities and as prayer support for each other’s ministries. He assures, “I can say after knowing her this long that she has a heart for God and for ministry. She is able to hear God speak clearly and communicate His heart and love for people.”
The book’s powerful influence has been widely noted among the critical previewers of the manuscript, including Glenda Pettey, author of Author of Heaven is Real, One Man’s Story to Heaven and Back. Pettey endorsed the book saying, “Modern-Day Salvation Encounters is divinely ordained to be game-changer in the real world where heaven meets earth.”
Dr. Jerry Spencer, international speaker, workshop leader, author and member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Hall of Faith, and whose Jerry Spencer Ministries has founded and supports many orphanages worldwide, is Pastor to the Orphans for the multi-year Global Friendship Run to benefit the world’s orphans. He has preached in over 100 Area Crusades in the US and in over 50 Countries. Now, after reading the intense, inspirational stories in Restagno’s new book, he agreed to add his own story and to endorse the book saying:
“Wow! Allison Restagno has given us another life-changer! She shares with us authentic faith encounters from 40 fascinating individuals. Each one uses powerful words in describing their grace experience with Christ — Salvation, Regeneration, Transformation, Redemption and New Birth. This dynamic collection of personal testimonies will excite, entertain, enlighten, encourage, inspire and influence every reader! This unique book is surely destined to be a bestseller.”
Following The Author’s First Best-Selling Book
Modern-Day Salvation Encounters follows the highly successful approach of Restagno’s first book, Modern-Day Miracles: 50 True Stories of Divine Encounters, Supernatural Healings, Heaven and Hell Experiences, and More, which was released in 2011 and quickly became a best-seller. Now, with over 40,000 pre-orders and many famous-name contributors, Restagno’s new book, Modern-Day Salvation Encounters, promises to be a blockbuster whose sales exceed even that first book. A third book is scheduled for 2017.
Yet Allison Restagno is not just a best-selling author. Her busy life since graduation from McMaster University includes more than 25 years as an award-winning music teacher and membership in the Canadian Federal Music Teacher’s Association, Ontario Registered Music Teacher’s Association and Song Writer’s Association of Canada, in addition to her cherished positions as wife and mother. She is a sought-after inspirational speaker, international Christian conference planner, and organizer of special speaker/author events.
But first and foremost, she has a heart and love for sharing her testimony of the many miracles and confirmations of the Lord’s faithfulness in her own life as well as in the lives of others. That was the motive for each of the two books she has listed on Amazon.com and the third book that’s in development. Restagno has two ministry websites, ModernDayMiraclesBook.com and www.ModernDaySalvationEncounters.com.