lördag 2 januari 2016

The meeting with the jungle people Aetas

The first time I came in contact with philippines people Aetas, was almost four years ago. I went along with a friend from Sweden, to the island of Guimaras in the Philippines. We would visit his friends, and meet my current wife. I had never been to the Philippines, so I did not know any of what awaited me.

I had previously worked for many years with its own mission work in India, but had no idea that the Philippines people Aetas would be my next big project. Pretty soon we came to talk about the Philippines' indigenous peoples. And then told my friend that he had at a previous trip had visited the Philippines own people Aetas.

I was curious, so we took our bikes we purchased earlier and went out into the wilderness to visit the Aetas.
After a while we came to the place Seroma where we knew that the Aetas lived.
The children were so excited when we arrived and the people received us with open arms.

Aetas are a very friendly people who live on what nature has to offer. Aetas hunt and fish, as well as get a small income by making small crafts and sell at the market in town.

I was fascinated that meet philippines own indigenous peoples. The appearance of them is different from the ordinary Filipino citizen. They are much darker in complexion and very small.


Aetas are very poor and in great need of help because, no one wants to know them. And no one wants to give them jobs. Read more about our work for the Philippines people Aetas

www.mercymission.se