Manuela's 18th birthday in South-Africa,the cake was done by her uncle zio Tony,
it was mille foglie,she was happy and smiling face with her Dad Angelo and mamma lucia. Manuela you are very much live in your family.we know that the Lord has another plans for you,we beleive you are with our heavenly father.

May God bless you richly...... 

Manuela piccola stella,let me tell you my daily duty,I attend my church regolarly as my base,and do my best to finish your work,which is started and not finished.
i promise you ,I will finish it myself before i come to you. 

Sweetie, you're my hero! I'm so free to speak my heart to you as I said on my conversation last time.  You know what? The book I'm reading has a lot of information how to heal from the past destruction and humble myself to God and confess my sin to have a new beginning. It makes me see myself how passive I was, for the things I believe is right or what I value in life is okay to stand for. Right now I'm working on to leave the old me behind, and start a new me according to God's will in my life that is biblical and logical. When I say new,
I will explain ... Bye 4 now


I'm back. When it comes to the truth about myself, I'm stubborn or strong will woman by nature. It's the fact! But thank God for His everlasting love, and being patient with me this long, I'm evaluating myself to go straight and turn right. 
Right now to be like me (stubborn, my way or high way didn't get me anywhere)
so, I need God's grace to change and  I'm working on to compromise and give some room to negotiate and connect. It's fun for both party.(by the way being a parent taught me these) It's a great wisdom and working for me.  It's not easy but one at a time......... I need all the prayers that I can get!!
love u always!
yours GM  
   


  


                                                

che bei ricordi ,con i nostri figli ,bella memoria abbiamo di te ,piccola mia Manuela,
sei stata sempre affetuosa con noi,ci manchi tanto piccola nostra,ti vuole tanto bene tanto,Bruno
Bruno,che non poi ne anche imagginare, riposa in pace  piccola stella!!!! 

Sweetie, I'm back, try to summarize my experience of this Xmas season to share w/you. So, first time even to think about reaching everyone (mine) sounds weird. But, I have to do it! Decided to call or text. Thank God for the technology, I like texting so, I did a lot of it, most of it came back by saying 'U2' few of them didn't know who I was. Great! I got a chance to say more, which is okay for the season. Done very well! Now for Ethiopian Genna, I have to call home(Eth) by the way did  you EVER get a chance to go back home after you grown up? for me that part is ... the one I need to work on..... anyway let me get back to the subject. So, start dialing to get through to speak to my father, very frustrated but, try to be patient and finish my mission. Go on dialing till someone say hello at the other end. some lady say hello who's this? I start sweating and breathing fast. I really don't know why? but need to speak! I said this's.. and can I speak to my father(name) isn't Genna today? She said yes! and hold on, let him know, wow! I didn't prepare for all the emotions that I never know it exist in me. I think he's getting old, it took him long time to get on the phone, my tears start coming on my face want stop it but can't! I said, MELKAM GENNA! Abbaba, with soft voice he said 'Leja'  (my daughter) when I hear his soft voice I broke down and stay quite! I still get emotional when I think about that day. But thank God for His grace, I saw my dad's soft heart that day I never know he has. 'cause we all raised with no verbal affection( love you!) to each other or our parents. Everybody loves each other inside. Does not work here in America. It was hard on me, first time when I said it verbally to my son 'love you' and start arguing about what's wrong w/these society? Don't children know that their parents love them anyway?  Why I have to say it all the time? Thank God now I know why it has to be said loud and clear/verbalized. No child think that the parent loves him/her if not said verbal here in America. I don't know if it works somewhere else. But, I'm just saying from my experience (Eth vs USA). You probably have different experience better than mine. Anyway, by doing that I get a peace of mind! It helps me to heal. When I said to him 'I love you' he interpreted to Amharic and said funny thing which make sense from his side of the culture. He makes me laugh the way he said it (it can be a joke to laugh about) If I tell you, you may not get it, since you don't know the language(Amharic). Therefor, the holiday was the best to connect to them. Thanks to you, my heavenly angel. Right now sharing w/you  is the best healing medicine to my soul. Also, I'm reading a book called HEALING IS A CHOICE. It's a very good book, helps me to speak my feeling or write it on paper, since I don't like writing, I chose to share w/you. So far, It's a good therapy. I was very mad or sad for long time thinking that I will never know how you sound when you laugh, happy or cry sad since I never talk to you or text you at all. It's a pain that time 'll never heal it! But, this book seems helping a little bit!  Now I yearn to hear anything you said on video or tap, just to hear your sweet voice or to see you in your new home decorating the rooms or having party for a family gathering etc... If any, I hope someone will post it so I can see or hear you laughing or dancing anything! Just to heal myself, my regrets!
Okay, this's enough for me today... I'll be back....... LOVE U SWEETIE!

Sweetie, I'm back as I said... But, I want let you know that you're the only person I can talk to freely right now. You know why? I feel safe since your heavenly mind is non judgemental. I thank God for that, we here at planet earth we still judgemental, no matter how smart we're. 'cause of the sin nature we born with.I blame Adam and Eve for that. You see we're in the business of blaming someone else instead of taking care of our own problems. We (human being) really 're  corrupted in our physical nature in general, that is why God send Himself as a human being to play both roles (God & man) Jesus to redeem us from eternal corruption. As you know He never need anything from us in return. He said, just believe that 'I'm your Lord and savior' also, He doesn't see what we see, the out word physical nature, He sees the inside heart and the inside soul of His beloved creation. No matter what our outside worldly appearance look like, He never care for that as He tells as in the bible. Sorry! I went out of my subject... I hope I'll stay on my 2012 Xmas experience to share w/you and the healing I start to feel.......to be continue....
Good day, love you!

  

Sweetie, I had the best Xmas ever.(2x, Etho Xmas). I'm giving you the credit for what happen to me this Xmas holiday.I hate having a pain when ever I said 'thanks' to you, for the better me. But I learn something through the grieving process of losing you so young, that once something is gonna, no way to bring it back or talk to.....
Therefor, I let my family/relatives (the living one) know that I dearly love them, regardless their education, occupation, or how much they worth in worldly eyes. That will never determine or scale my relationship with my beloved ones.That's one big thing I learned so far. I got a lot of funny things to tell you too! So be a good listener to get me through the therapy I need to heal myself. Is that too much to ask? Just joking!  Will be back.....

Today, the 23rd of October 2012 my younger sister Manuela would have been 34 years old and despite the fact that we were living more than 10000Km apart. It would have been, nonetheless, more than a good reason to just pick up the phone and have those one hour long (intercontinental conversations) that I used to LOVE so much... MAY YOU LIVE FOREVER MANU. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBER BY ME... your brother Bruno

kind and tender heart

Da Francesco,Matteo,Bernadett,Maria e Gaetano

Dear Manuela,

I can imagine what a beautiful Christmas you are spending in Heaven with all the angels surrounding you.

I can imagine the snow slowly falling and the bright, starry night.

I can imagine the songs you sing and how beautiful it is.

I can imagine how you stand by our Father God in Heaven.

I can imagine how much you miss us and how much we miss you.

I can imagine that you are in a better place than us.

I can imagine you seeing us from above and praying for us.

Manu, when I think about you, I get so emotional and tears well up in my eyes. I miss that beautiful face in the cold winter when I would walk you to school. I know it was thirty years ago, but I will never forget that little smile calling me “Uncle.” Until I see you again,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

From, Belay Araya

Auguri a tutti i nostri cari,Papà Bruno,mamma fesessu,mamma umuna e papà Alfredo Barco,zio Lino e zia Maria,zia tewabech e Buzunesh e alla nostra amatissima nonna Fanaye e Bedir,alla nostra cara cognata Aynalem,zia Adanech.
al nostro fratello michele ventura,cugino michael tsegaye ,al caro zio Tsegaye.you are all in heaven,brava gente!!!!!        da lucia

Happy christmas Manu,
This is the Christmas card you love,La famiglia ,la famglia di Jesù:
I know you are going to have a good Christmas,everything is better in "Heaven"
you are so much missed......
    

Buon Natale,Piccola,
impossibile cercare di far finta di essere felice,eri la migliore, un padre potrebbe
avere.sono grato di averti avuto.un anno fa eravamo tutti a Belgioioso.che strana è
la vita!!!!!!!! 

merry,merry christmas,my little girl.   

Buon Natale Manuela,
Questo il nostro primo Natale senza di te,oggi ho sentito la tua preferita musica
di pianoforte,cosi bella!!!!!  bel ricordo, mi manchi ogni giorno. il tuo papino.

our loving daugther Maunela's anniversary,will be celebrate at the catholic church of st.Giorge by revl.Richard Cogill at 09.30 on 31/03/2013,cape town address is wall's st.corner queens.
Holland at 14.30 on 31/03/2013 were she passed away,address kiezer kracht 218B,
Nazret Ethiopia st.Joseph catholic church at 10.00,were she was baptized,
Dessie eth.were she was born,at kidanemeheret catholic church,at 18.00

kensington Jhb,at the mater dolorosa church,
Belgioioso st.michael church at 11.30  on 31/03/2013,
Pavia on 10/03/2013 con Danilo. 
a heartfelt thanks to every body.
fam.Barco  

The good time we had,
It was 1988 on school holydays,with Bruno and Manuela. 
I remember the good time we had in Toscana.I remember
when Manuela saw the Tower for the first time,she said
"The Tower is rietrot, distorts" she was a brain,very clever.

what a wonderful girl !!!!!!! 

Buon Natale,Manuela,
con questi bellissimi fiori.

Da Gaetano   

Your life was but a breath ,
I wish it were a thousand years ,
My masterpiece undone ,
I too have cried so many tears !


Emotional pain your enemy,
but I, your invisible friend ,
the one embracing your soul,
when your song had to end .


No, you were not alone,
on that sad sad day,
but the angels came down ,
and we all flew away.........


..........to a garden of eden ,
a place with not anything amiss,
and from whence on transparent butterflywings,
you are sending your loved ones
a kiss !


Piccola girl,
my piccola girl
is dancing with me.


Piccola girl,
my piccola girl
happy and free..........


 ( in memory of manuela , written by Petra Schoehl)                                    

This photo has a lot to tell,it was the firstsix months of our arrival in Italy,It was in 1979.
that we left  our beloved country Ethiopia. Unwillingly!!!  with two small gorgeous kids,Bruno
and Manuela. I remember it wasn't easy for us to come from the third world country,and to integred to the advanced and different culture.
Manuela,she was only nine months.I can say she is the real Italian,from the family.
 
Her first step was at eleven months,and her first word was "hai visto?"(her first language) it means" have you seen?"


Oh!!Manu ,la nostra piccola,you was so brilliant ,so strong and courageous,kind and sensibile.
 Thank you for all your kindness you showed us,in your very short  life time.
may God bless you richly......... 

 
   

Per la cara manuela,una preghiera alla vergine immacolata.riposa in pace.

dalla famiglia Mancuso,Grazie 

The love of family and friends,the beauty of nature,is the answer to the problem
you have been puzzling over are all " visitations" from God .
look for, and make a list, of examples of God with you in your life.......  

(St Columban Abbot)

   

"MANUELA SEI SEMPRE NEI NOSTRI CUORI"
Ti mandano queste bellissime candele da Catanzaro.

Maria e Gaetano   

un pensiero bellissimo,dalla famiglia Mancuso,due candele e i fiori bianchi,il
tuo colore preferito è stato sempre bianco.un bell regalo del tuo gusto.Grazie!

manu,le candele ti piacevano tanto,avevi nella tua casa di tutti colori di candele,
accendevi in tutte le stanze anche in bagno.
 

Sweetie, since your unbearable leaving, I gain a lot of wisdom. I learn to say  Sorry! if I hurt someone's feeling. I learn to love my family unconditionally; no matter what!  I live as today is the ONLY day I have and make sure I tell my family, I love them...

Sweetie, this Christmas will be the hard one on your loved ones to celebrate w/o you! But, as far as I am concerned, you bring us to be closer than ever as a family. We all are communicating through you, to let your memories live. It's a tribute for you to reach all my family & relatives to say Hello, and Merry Christmas, this time regradless how far they live. I'll stay connected & do my best so, when time comes to depart from.... I will never regret! It doesn't matter who ever that will be. Do you know, I have a lot of regretes when ever I think about you? I'll not get over it as long as I live! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
 
  

    

we loved you a lot ,you are missed but not forgotten.you are our precious and
loving child,you're always in our heart until the end of our life.

you was my friend,my loved daugther and my confidence.
faith  has to be to belive when there is no answer.
faith is to accept unwanted loss. To keep the vision even in darkness.

But for me..........
waves of  grief and frustration,an angry sea of unanswered questions,
I felt out of control. I wish I could take your place.
 

This photo was taken at the Okura, a fine hotel/restaurant in Amsterdam.  Manu had just joined the team and we were all there for a meal.  At one point we were all in the bar listening to some nice music coming from the lobby.  After some time we realised Manuela was missing, and to our surprise, it was her who was sat at the piano in reception playing for everyone.

happy Birthday Manuela,come passa il tempo in fretta,un anno fa ,era il tuo desiderio passare il tuo compleanno con gli amici...........
........................................................................................................................................
  

Manuela,questa foto di gruppo con i tuoi colleghi,
mi ha mandato Paul il tuo manager.
che ti ammirava tanto ,mi dice che avevi un grande
talento."she was a talented person"
In questi giorni ha detto che si è ricordato di te,che stanno
faccendo il lavoro che piaceva a te.   
Cara Manuela,ci manchi tanto,rest peacfully. 

nessuno muore sulla terra,finche vive nel cuore di chi resta.
sei sempre con noi Manuela!!!! 

Amore di papà,come ti ho chiamata sempre,ricordiamo momenti belli,
vivremo dei tuoi ricordi per sempre,con i tuoi sorrisi indimenticabile.
siamo sicuri da un posto inimmaginabile che ci ascolti,ci sorridi,ci proteggi.
finche arriviamo .  

hope for the best,prepare for the worst.......R.I.P 

Happy Birthday,our loving daugther,this is not an anniversary we enjoy celebrating, has
  been difficult to get over it.we know that the Lord has another plans for you.rest peacfully.

Cara Manu e Danilo,questa rosa e per voi con tanto amore! siete sempre nei nostri pensieri, siete due angeli volati via troppo presto da questo mondo, abbiate cura l'uno dell'altro.

 Trascorriamo la vita sperando in un domani diverso che non verrà mai.
Accumuliamo denaro e case nella speranza che un giorno queste ricchezze 
ci serviranno per vivere meglio, lasciamo passare il tempo 
con la convinzione che tutto ciò diventi verità.
Ma la verità è nel nostro presente e non ci accorgiamo degli attimi che da soli
valgono un'intera esistenza per il loro significato.
Ci mancate tanto. 

Cara sorella mia,ti ricordi questa foto,andavamo ancora highschool,eravamo sempre  asieme,inseparabile.in destino ha voluto separarci. ti voglio sempre bene.

Me and my loving sister,in this photo we were in the time of

our highschool,in S/A Johannesburg.I have a lot to write

but I can't. for the moment.God bless the soul of my

beloved sister for eternity.

FROM YOUR BROTHER BRUNO BARCO.

Una rosa bianca per la mia Manuela da Bernadette,grazie Berna.

Piccola Stella,quante persone ti vogliono bene,quanti fiori e candele meravigliosi
che ti mandano.grazie a tutti.  

 

Manuela her last x-mas in italy,so sad to say last,deeply saddened by her
untimely passing,she was our monitor greastest teacher. watch over us manu,
we will miss you for ever and ever.yours ever loving mammi.     

La rosa arcobaleno,per Manuela è bellissima.

Grazie Nicola.    
  
  

  

  
   

Siete dei fiori meravgliosi ,siete sempre nei nostri cuori.

" Destino crudele" 

Protea è un fiore che si trova solo in Sud-Africa (cresce solo in S/A) alla mia Manuela piaceva tanto questo fiore, aveva disegnato sul muro
 nella sua camera da letto, con diversi colori, bellissimi.


The Protea is the national flower of South-Africa.  Manuela loved this flower,    I remember that she painted Protea on the wall of her bedroom, with beautiful  different colours.


  

Ciao Danilo, sei sempre un figlio amorevole per i tue genitori,è ormai quasi quattro anni che ci hai lasciati,sei nei nostri pensieri ogni giorno ,eri un figlio 
   spciale,e il tuo merviglioso senso di dell'umorismo sempre portato un sorriso ai nostri volti,ti ricordiamo sempre,ci manchi. Dani,per il giorno 6/9/2012 ,noi
 siamo in S.A (il giorno del tuo anniversario) riposa in pace con la tua cuginetta
    Manuela.

manu,when you show us your wishes  we were so happy,but the
idea of not spending another x-mas with you,or speaking to you
every time,not to see your arraival from NL to Italy.It is  
unbearbile.It is with so much love and heartache that we live until 
the last time of our life.rest peacefully manu. your broken 
  brokenhearted parents..


L'ultimo Auguri di Natale dalla nostra carissima figlia Manuela.
eravamo cosi contenti di ricevere questo regalo,sensa sapere
che era the last good-bye.Eco la mia vita !! senza mia figlia,che
senso ha?????        

 Manu,still hard to belive ,a loving daugther has passed away
 to young to go,no word can describe the void you
have left in our heart,your laugther,hugs and  love for your family,
 and friends are still in our mind day by day.
The world is poorer place.rest peacefully ,your broken hearted mother.

      

manu,it is now four months since you left us,your humour and lovely smile still with us.we will love you for ever till we meet again,may your dear soul rest in peace.Il Signore vi protegge ,tu e il tuo caro cuginetto Danilo.
 

La messa di suffraggio di Manuela a Nazareth,Ethiopia. 
cerano tutti parenti,amici,i nostri vicini.il prete  padre umberto,che era anche il giorno di Battésimo di manu,e i nostri cari cugini,grazie a tutti !!!               

Hi sweetie,
Guess what! I got your beautiful picture with your big smile. The picture I got
tells a lot about your personality. You are beautiful in side out. I read this script
it says " A golden heart stopped beating,
              Hard working hands gonna to rest.
              God broke our hearts to prove to us 
            that, He ONLY takes the BEST! 
Yes it's the truth. I believe God takes the best. You are the Best!
              
Sweetie, HAPPY BIRTH DAY TO YOU! YOU ARE 34 NOW! how you feel,1st time B.DAY in heaven? w/o your family? for me gets my emotion! I try to think you better be off there than on plant earth, so full of distractions & pain ...etc. but sometimes I think I'm being selfish! Not really! You'ar missed a lot! a lot! Okay, let you go have a great birth day!  Love,ZG                                                                      Oct 24th, 2012

Hello sweetie, I wonder if you have any favorite color that you can be crazy about? I love these two colors, light purple & orange. Let me know if you have one! love U, ZG                                                               Nov 24th, 2012

SWEETIE, DO YOU KNOW THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN REALTO ME AND
SHOW ME THAT HOW GENUINE LISTENER YOU'RE TO WHAT I SHARED
W/YOU. I LOVE THE BIG SMILE TOO!! TAKE CARE!
 

 
   

O Maria,

Tu che sei apparsa a Bernadetta nella nicchia della roccia,nel grigiore e nel freddo dell'inverno,Tu hai portato la serenita di un sorriso,e la luce della grazia,nelle crepe delle nostre vite spesso grigie,e in questo mondo dove il male è ancora potente,riporta la serenita,ridona la fiducia.
 

Cari piccoli,abbiamo aceso le candele a Lourdes per voi i nostri amabili piccoli,e anche per il vostro carissimo zio Lino e per i nonni, abbiamo pregato tanto. 

preghiera per la famigglie.la famglia di Bernadetta ha vissuto alcuni anni belli,nella condivisione delle proprie gioie e le proprie sofferenze,sempre ospitale e generosa verso il prossimo. OMaria tu proteggevi ognuno con tenerezza. O Maria,veglia sulle nostre famiglie: te le affidiamo,perche siano luogo di amore,di rispetto,di perdono e di accoglienza.  

Daiana and Manuela ,two cousins together in South-Africa Johannesburg at the fam.restaurante Trattoria del Fico.it was good time in 1997.both were students.