The
56-year-old singer shared some cute Instagram snaps on Thursday,
showing Mercy and her other adopted child, David Banda, playing at
Kondanani Children's Home.
In one frame, Madonna is sitting on a swing while her daughter pushes her.
Getting in the swing of things:
Madonna shared an Instagram snap on Thursday of her sitting in a swing
while being pushed by her daughter Mercy James at the orphanage she
adopted her from in Malawi
The
mother-of-four has opted not to spend Thanksgiving in America, but in
the spirit of giving thanks, but reflected on what she was grateful via
social media.
'Getting
pushed around by Mercy James at Kondanani Orphanage! #livingforlove,'
she
wrote in a caption accompanying the snap of her on the swing.
Another
image showed Mercy, born in 2005, and brother David, aged nine, hanging
upside down, while playing outside the orphanage.
Upside down: Her other adopted son David Banda plays outside the Kondanani Children's Home with his sis
Artistic: Madonna shared another snap
showing Mercy holding up a drawing, with the accompanying caption:
'Happy Thanksgiving from Malawi!'
Madonna wrote: 'The World is upside down! Count your blessings! They are endless.'
Also
on Thursday, Madonna visited the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
in Blantyre, Malawi's second largest city and commercial capital.
The
Material Girl songstress mixed with medical staff and children while in
town to launch a new project to construct a paediatric surgery and
intensive care unit, which will enable the hospital to double the number
of surgeries for children.
Good cause: Madonna also visited the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi's second largest city and
commercial capital, seen here with surgical trainees and her daughter
Madonna
arrived in the central African country on Wednesday, marking her first
trip to Malawi since her furious row with the country's former president
18 months ago.
The
singer is believed to have flown in with the two children she adopted
from the central African country and her biological son Rocco, 14, for
surprise talks with the new leader.
Madonna,
who funds orphanages in the country and is helping to build schools and
hospitals, was unceremoniously sent packing in April last year after a
dispute with ex-president Joyce Banda.
Doing her bit: The Material Girl was in town to launch a new project to construct a paediatric surgery and intensive care unit
Counting her blessings: The American singer has decided not to celebrate US holiday Thanksgiving in her homeland this year
Mrs
Banda attacked the pop star for being 'arrogant' and bizarrely accused
her of being less well-mannered than footballers Gary Neville or Rio
Ferdinand 'despite their equally dazzling stature'.
However,
new president Peter Mutharika, who beat Banda at the May polls, has
welcomed the pop star with open arms, and also restored her VVIP status.
State House press secretary Frederick Ndala said: 'We welcome Madonna as guest of the government and people of Malawi.
'The President appreciates the charity work she is doing for the people of Malawi.'
Charity work: The singer mixed with medical staff and children at the hospital
Taking shelter: Seen here with a security guard, taking shelter from the sun under an umbrella
Madonna is scheduled to hold talks with President Mutharika on Friday at his official Kamuzu Palace in the capital, Lilongwe.
The singer's visit has also prompted speculation on social media that she may be wanting to adopt another child.
On Wednesday Madonna posted a snap of a Malawian child with the caption: 'Who's That Girl?'
One follower replied: 'Is that your new baby girl? She's adorable! She's telling you with her eyes take me with you...'
Madonna
first visited Malawi in 2006 after her Malawian friend Victoria Keelan
told her about the impoverished southern African country's AIDS
situation.
She immediately adopted then one-year-old David Banda at an orphanage.
Back in favour: She shared this snap
on Wednesday showing her playing with young Malawian after arriving in
the central African country for the first time since falling out with
the former president in April last year
Cute: Madonna shared this image of a
Malawian child with the caption: 'Who's That Girl?' One follower
replied: 'Is that your new baby girl? She's adorable! She's telling you
with her eyes take me with you...'
She adopted her second Malawian child, Mercy Chifundo James, in 2009, at another orphanage -Kondanani.
She
periodically visits Malawi, often with all her children - including
daughter Lourdes, 18, who has not made the trip this time around.
She
funds a number of orphanages, including Home of Hope in the western
border district of Mchinji where she got David, and Kondanani Children's
Home in the southern tea-growing district of Thyolo.
Madonna with the two children she
adopted in Malawi, David Banda (left) and Mercy James (right), in a
classroom at Mkoko Primary School on a visit in April last year when she
clashed with the former president
Madonna mingles with children at Mkoko primary school in the region of Kasungu in March last year
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