Last week, we reported that Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard would be returning to the US following a year of missionary work in Central America.
Early rumors indicated that the couple would be coming home to Tontitown, Arkansas in order to more fully participate in Jill & Jessa: Counting On Season 2.
Now, however, it looks as though while the Dillards will be participating in the show’s second, they’ll continue to do so primarily from their new home in El Salvador.
For weeks now, fans have been eagerly anticipating the announcement of Jill and Derick’s homecoming.
The couple finally shared the news of their return over the weekend, but it’s not quite what fans of expected:
“We are so excited to share that we will be returning in August for a short stateside term that will extend into the fall,” Jill wrote on her family’s official website yesterday.
Sources later elaborated that yes, the Duggars will be traveling back to Arkansas next month … but only for a few weeks.
“We are really looking forward to seeing our families after nearly 10 months on foreign soil, Jill continued.
“We plan on taking some Bible classes as we continue to work in ministry from the US. Serving in Central America has been an amazing experience so far for both of us (and Israel!).”
Many fans expressed their shock that Jill and Derick’s time in the States will be so brief, particularly as more time in Central America means less time spent procreating.
Rumors that Jill is pregnant with her second child have been circulating for months, but it looks as though the couple has wisely decided to hold off, as they’re currently living in the heart of the Zika hot zone.
We imagine it wasn’t an easy decision for them.
After all, a Duggar without a ton of kids is like a Duggar who’s not wrapped up in some sort of scandal.
