The Untold story of My Papuan Parents in PNG

by Boby Yocku (Indonesia)

Making a local connection Indonesia

My Father Carlos Yocku and Mother Henny Suebu was born in a village Called Sentani in Papua Indonesia.They were in love when my Father was 19 and my Mother was 16 and got their first born child 👶 who was named Betty after my Grannd mother.They we’re happily married during the Dutch colonial time in 1960s till Indonesia took over and my Dad was innocently put in prison with othe Papuans cos most of the Papuan were not happy how the Indonesian were treating them so my Dad and others were put in prison more like a political prisoner in Ifar gunung prison Sentani for almost 3 and half years so him and other Papuans planned a escaped root so one night he and others escaped and he managed to come to Sentani village and took my mom because of true Love ❤️ I guess .Other escapes also managed to take their families with them and they all started their long journey to crossed the Indonesia 🇮🇩 boarder to PNG 🇵🇬boarder but it wasn’t easy cos they were basically surviving in the jungle with whatever they can for almost 3 months with my elder sister Betty who was a small 3year old girl that time on my mother’s back waking in the thick jungle of New Guinea with bruises and imagine how my Mother was struggling with my big sister Betty for months in the Thick Jungle of New Guinea till they reach the first village of Papua New Guinea called Wutung.They were still scared and hiding in the bush hut until the Wutung village people saw them and praise the Lord they assist them nicely by giving them shelter feeding and clothing them cos they know the political struggle in Papua Indonesia.After a while the Village elders contacted the PNG Government and they decided for them to move to a refugee camp set up by the government in Vanimo!my Father was given a task of village Magistrate that time and they were blessed with the 2nd born of the family who was born called Austin and third called Jenny.Than after 5 years of serving Village Magistrate they decided to move to Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 capital Port Moresby were my Father opened a shop with Indo businessman and the Rest of the family was born there Fourth born Nelly,the Fifth born Amanda, and myself the last born baby of the family Boby.We all were given citizenship of Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 cos we all were born there besides my elder sister Betty but she was also given citizenship with my parents as well praise the Lord and the rest is history...💪💪💪🙏🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗