In Indonesia, a country just north of Australia, two siblings found each other through Facebook, after being separated for 35 years.
Brother and sister, Anton and Nurlianti Dehi, got separated in 1974. Anton, then in his early twenties, left their home in Palu, the capital city of Central Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. He moved to Manado, North Sulawasi Province’s capital city, to find work.
For the first two years, Anton kept in touch with his family in Palu. However, in 1977, the Dehi family lost touch with him. Nurlianti looked for Anton for many years but eventually gave up when she could find no trace of him.
More than 30 years later, when Nurlianti heard about Facebook, she immediately signed up, hoping that she will find her brother through the social networking site. She was not mistaken. Nurlianti and Anton’s daughter, Risna, met in the site. Through her neice, Nurlianti found that Anton and his family had moved to Jombang. Jombang is a city in Java, an island west of Sulawasi.
When Nurlianti and Anton talked over the phone, she was skeptical that it was really him. She was filled with joy when Anton disclosed some childhood memories they both shared. Finally, Nurlianti had found her long lost brother.
Facebook is not only a site where one can reach out to old friends or play games. It is also a site that can reunite long lost family members.
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