Madonna got the media beat down when she adopted Malawian baby, David Banda, but that's not stopped her from returning to Malawi. In fact, it may have encouraged her.

The material mom's publicist confirms that the pop star's headed down African way to help other orphans. The proverbial "insider", however, tells Life & Style a different tale:

She wants David to have a relationship with his biological father. She's going under the guise of a vacation, but she's not on vacation - she's on a mission.

She intends to adopt another baby soon, but first she wants to repair her image from all the bad press she got over David's adoption. She plans on having David's father be part of the extended family. She wants to show that her adoption was an unselfish act of love and not what it was portrayed as in the media.

Regardless of our suspicions, we'll agree with the aforementioned publicist when she says, "If her trip there brings attention to the tremendous need to help the children of that country, then so be it." Fair enough.