Ugandan children, orphaned by tragedy, accident and deprivation, are hearing about a new, welcoming family from the mouths some older Sydney Anglican brothers and sisters.

A team of teenagers from Youthworks' Year 13 program has been working with African Enterprise (AE) to help the pupils at a Kampala orphanage understand the love of their heavenly Father.

"It's been an exciting time so far in Uganda," says African Enterprise's Pete Gunning.

Mr Gunning says the sixteen students from Youthworks College have been busy developing hands-on experience of ministry in a foreign culture.

"We joined with an AE team as they shared the message of Jesus at the Kololo Secondary School Assembly," he says, describing one particular day's events.

"There we did a song-swap and spoke a few works of encouragement to the children. It was awesome praising God with them African-style."

The Year 13 team will spend a month working side by side with African Enterprise in Uganda.

After spending a few days in the capital getting to know their guides and orienting themselves to the new culture, the team are now busy observing and assisting a large number of AE projects.

The itinerary for this group of mostly teenagers and twenty-somethings has stretched to include dramatic performances at a Ugandan University meeting, to visits to AE's Milne Health Clinic.

Their guides plan to ensure they develop an understanding of the trials of Ugandan life that extends well beyond the capital.

Mr Gunning reports the team is in good health and better spirits, ‘praising God for the privilege and joy of experiencing the lives of the Ugandans they have met’.

"Today the team has divided into two groups as we head out west " one group to Fort Portal and the other to Kassese," he says.

"We just continue to ask God that we will be a blessing to all the ministries we partner with throughout our travels."

For more information about Ugandan ministries or the Youthworks program, visit the Africa Enterprise or Year 13 websites.