Ambassadors of the Word

The Youth
Pilgrimage
Organization

Liberating and Enriching
Young Leaders
The mission of Ambassadors of the Word (AOW) is to provide
African American youth with
* Positive self-images and skills aimed at producing effective             
   citizens for the community;
* Revitalize the African American youth spirit by applying                    
   African American precepts;
* Prepare at-risk youth for leadership roles within a multi-cultural         
   society;
* Gain a keen awareness of international economic systems;
* Improve health and academic performance; and
* Increase knowledge of self through ethics and spiritual values.

Ambassadors of the Word is also a youth pilgrimage organization
that liberates and enriches  the youth by leading them out of the
physical and mental ghettos that inhabit them into the African
diaspora.  (The team serves as spiritual advisors to this group.  
AOW celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in April, 2004.  There are
seven AOW chapters.  They are located in Indianapolis, IN; Chicago,
IL; New York, NY; Ralieigh, NC; Birmingham, AL; Houston, TX; and
Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Contact us to start an Ambassadors of the Word chapter in your
area.
AKOBEN (War horn) Symbol of a SUMMON TO ACTION or A CALL TO ARMS, READINESS & VOLUNTEERING