They have adapted resourcefully and creatively to the harsh realities of the bush. They know the names and uses for a myriad of trees, vines, plants, animals, birds and fish. Years of trial and error have helped them perfect building techniques using jungle materials. Only in this generation have they emerged from the stone age and begun using metal tools. They must work hard to survive in the jungle.
All gardening is done by hand.
Animals are hunted with spears, bows and arrows and all sorts of clever traps. The Aruamu people were created for God's glory, but the jungles that provided their livelihood, were also filled with evil spirits and powers of darkness which caused them to live in fear. But God's heart for the Aruamu remained unchanged. He wanted to bring them to Himself. In the late 1970's some Aruamu men traveled five hours away by road to the town of Madang and heard the Gospel.