Will the mom cat find her kitten?

We have a stray cat and her kitten that come up and eat on our porch. The mom cat left her kitten on our porch this morning, the kitten is about 8-9 weeks old. My mom went out their and accidentally scared the kitten away, we think he's either around our house or our neighbor's house under a bush somewhere hiding. The mom cat came back and is now sitting on our porch like she's waiting for the kitten. Will she be able to find him around our house or will the kitten find her???