Directly behind the tallest skyscraper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a building that houses a family-run business devoid of political, greed, and power struggles. Teamwork, kindness, and compassion for others are prerequisites for employment at C.O.A. Inc. for it is not a typical company: it is A Corporation of Angels and its Ceo is God. Angels, who are allowed to choose their own names while working for C.O.A., work discreetly alongside walking souls while attempting to keep Lucifer and his company, Hostile Takeover Enterprises, at bay. Gabriel and his partner, Sarah, are two angels working on Project Lost Faith, a special assignment to help reinstate faith in God. As the pair attempts to outsmart Lucifer's cronies, everyone is watching, especially the Ceo of C.O.A. But Gabriel and Sarah are not the only angels on important missions battling those who prey on the weak and hopeless. In this inspirational tale filled with suspense and humor, A Corporation of Angels diligently works to engage Christians about their faith while doing their best to keep Lucifer from carrying out his own mission. A Corporation of Angels By James H. Barrett Jr. Abbott Press Copyright © 2016 James H. Barrett, Jr. All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4582-1998-5 CHAPTER 1 By now, it is clear that you probably have many unanswered questions. Let's try to fill you in. C.O.A. stands for Corporation of Angels. The C.E.O., of course, is God. The address, 1 His Way, needs no further explanation. What else would it be? Who are the employees, you are wondering? Well, as a matter of fact, they are angels ... The angels were allowed to pick their own names at C.O.A. Many of them liked to pick the well-known angel names. Because of that, the name could only be used once in each department. Sometimes the angels had more than one assignment. That was one reason each angel had a partner. Every assignment was important and deserved the correct amount of attention. Another reason was that two heads were better than one. No mistakes were to be made. Lastly, it was for teamwork. Working together and getting along was what it was all about. Loving each other and taking care of everyone was the purpose. There were no favorites at C.O.A. That was why project leaders were picked daily for the most part, unless the project needed more attention than one day to fulfill. Some angels volunteered for long-term missions. Many of these assignments required them to spend more time involved in changing the attitudes of people, or groups of people. Gabriel and his partner Sarah were two of the angels on a special mission. Each city had at least one or more sets of angels, who were on special assignment. Some of the bigger cities such as Los Angeles or New York could have up to ten groups of angels assigned. The special detail that Gabriel, Sarah and the others were currently assigned to was called Project Lost Faith. It had come to everyone's attention that many people were losing faith in God, particularly in America. It was the angels' duty to do what they could to turn that around. At the moment, it had been a high priority mission, with all eyes watching, especially the C.E.O. of C.O.A. Gabriel liked to wear bowling shirts, khaki pants and a Kangol hat turned backward. He wore longer hair than most of the other angels. It was shoulder length, blond and curly, and he looked to be in his early thirties. His partner Sarah, appeared to be in her late twenties to early thirties as well. She had short black hair and was dressed casually too. They looked like a typical Pittsburgh yuppie couple. That was the target audience that C.O.A. was trying to focus on. These younger people were moving into neighborhoods, where they would buy their first house and begin to raise a family of their own. At the moment, Gabriel and Sarah rented a house on the east side of Pittsburgh, where there was concern regarding non-believers in the area. The two of them were to blend in and help to adjust the thinking of some of their neighbors. They had to do this without revealing their true identity, which took some ingenuity. When their job was done, they would move to a new neighborhood and start over. Gabriel and Sarah had been working on this mission for the past two weeks, among the walking souls. That was how the angels referred to human beings. When the angels mingled with people, they looked just like any other walking soul. They had no wings or halos around their heads. That way, they blended in with everyone else. Very young children and mentally challenged walking souls saw the angels in their true state. They were clothed in brilliant white gowns and barefoot, with two sets of glorious wings. They also had an amazing glow about them. Once children were old enough to talk, they usually no longer saw the angels as they truly were. Everyone has seen a baby giggling for no reason. It is quite possible that the appearance of a magnificent angel has caught their