March 6. 2007…Manfred and family

Manfred (who Gabe is computer mentoring) hasn’t shown up for the past 3 days and we were really getting concerned because we just started to feel like he is connecting with us as well as getting on the right track. So we voiced this concern to Vincent (we couldn’t get ahold of Manfred cause he doesn’t have a phone) and what does the V do? He goes and hunts Manfred down to have a chatty chat about commitment, etc. A few hours later Manfred comes strolling in with his daughter on his shoulders and holding a young womans hand. Now mind you Manfred is 22, so he is quite young and like Gabe is obsessed with computers. We share with Manfred that we were concerned something happened to him…he informed us that his baby’s momma (as in the States we like to refer to it as) and baby (Kylee who is almost 4) came to visit from Jo’Burg (about an hour away from Mamelodi) to sort things out. It was so great cause Manfred was like ya I really wanted them to meet you guys cause we need counseling about our situation. By the end of our time hanging out (not sure how therapeutic it was) Kylee was calling me Auntie. Oh I love the African sense of family.