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Madonna was pictured with three of her children, Lourdes, 13, David, 4, and Mercy, 3, while visiting the Mphandu la Orphanage in the Namitete area outside Lilongwe, Malawi on Thursday (October 29). Madonna's 9-year-old son Rocco was not spotted with the group.

While visiting David's former orphanage, the center's director reports to Us that "It was an emotional moment," noting that Madonna wept. "David is too young to understand . . . but for us who remember the sickly tiny little baby of 2006, it was hard to hold back tears, including Madonna." The orphanage founder adds, "He is so boisterous! I can't believe he is the same chap of 2006."

Madonna's Raising Malawi charity has recently built numerous buildings for the orphaned children of Malawi. One young orphan proclaimed his appreciation to the pop star:

You are our god. Where could we have been without you?"

Malawi is one of the southern African countries devastated by HIV/AIDS. At least 14 per cent of the 13.1 million population has HIV. There are over 2 million orphans in Malawi, half of them as a direct result of HIV/AIDS.

Get into the groove! Madonna's 13-year-old daughter Lourdes Leon, who is quite the fashionista, looked like a copycat image of her mother from the '80s flick Desperately Seeking Susan. Lourdes - who just turned 13 a week ago - wore a black leather jacket, flowered leggings, yellow Ray Ban sunglasses and carried an over sized bag as she danced her way out of their London Home on Tuesday (October 20).

Shortly after Lourdes' departure, Madonna's younger daughter, 3-year-old Mercy James, was spotted wearing a cozy black jacket also leaving their London home with her nanny in a black cab.

The Queen of Pop recently revealed that Lourdes is showing signs of wanting to be an actress one day.

I don't think she wants to be a singer. I think she wants to be an actress." The Papa Don't Preach singer went on to say she supports whatever path Lourdes chooses: "I'm fine with it, as long as she finishes school, and takes it seriously. She also plays piano, and she's really into clothes and fashion and style. She can go in any direction. She's got a lot of diverse interests right now. We'll see. I'm not pushing anything. We'll see what she wants to do."

Madonna's kids Mercy, 4, and David, 3 1/2, seem to have become fast friends! The adorable preschool pair joined their older siblings Lourdes, 12, and Rocco, 8, for a trip to the amusement park at Tuileries Gardens in Paris yesterday. Looks like fun!

The famous family is in the City of Lights as Madonna continues the European leg of her Sticky & Sweet tour.

What a little entertainer! Madonna's new daughter Mercy James, 4, struck a pose for the paps today as she arrived back home in London with her brother David, 3 1/2.

Over the weekend the preschool pair and their older siblings Rocco, 8, and Lourdes, 12, joined their mom at the Kabbalah Centre in London.