We haven’t discussed Jill Duggar and her husband Derick Dillard in a while. That’s because shortly after they welcomed baby Israel, they got the hell out of Dodge. In the wake of Josh Duggar’s original scandal, the molestation scandal, the Dillards left for El Salvador to do “missionary work.” For what it’s worth, both Derick and Jill did have real jobs before this trip – she was a midwife (or training to be a midwife) and he was some kind of manager with Walmart. They quit their jobs to go gallivanting in El Salvador, never to be heard from again. Except they have flown back to Arkansas at least three times this summer. Which begs the question: are they really doing “missionary work” or are they just talking a long vacation and flying back home whenever they feel like it?
Fans are beginning to question whether Jill Duggar and her husband are spending donated money on mission work or for personal expenses. The 24-year-old former reality TV star and her husband, Derick Dillard, left with their infant son in late June — just weeks after she admitted that eldest brother Josh Duggar had molested her and three other sisters — for a lengthy mission trip to El Salvador.
The couple solicits donations through their Dillard Family Ministries, which an IRS representative confirmed was listed as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
But fans have questioned the couple’s travel after Derick and Jill Dillard have apparently flown back to the U.S. at least three times — including this weekend, when they attended cousin Amy Duggar’s wedding in Bentonville, Arkansas — since leaving about two months ago.
“Jill and Derick are back in the states AGAIN !!!!!!!” complained fan Daisy Shay on the couple’s Facebook page. “THEY TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH BUT WANT US TO DONATE AND GIVE THEM MONEY…they entire Duggar cult lives and breathes for media attention now that the gravy train ran dry Jessa jumps in front of every camera in desperation. Narcissist behavior.”
Another fan cautioned Rolfe not to expect an explanation from the Duggar family about the couple’s spending: “You will never get a straight answer, you are just financing their extended vacation,” said Claudia Brown.
Jill Dillard flew to New York City last month to participate in a TLC program on sex abuse, and some fans have questioned whether the couple even went to El Salvador — where they claim to be ministering to gang members.
“People wise up,” warned fan Nikita Jones. “Can’t you tell when you’re being scammed? They’re taking trips to places that YOU can’t afford and they’re doing it with YOUR money. They have no credibility, they are NOT transparent with what they’re doing with your donations and they could care less about you. If you want to donate to charities, start locally. I’m sure there are people in YOUR community that are more deserving than these scammers.”
Oh ho ho. When the Duggar-loving wingnuts turn on Jill Duggar, it might be time to pack it up and go home. Jill is like the most sympathetic of all the Duggar kids and I actually think her marriage to Derick seems pretty strong. But yes, they totally quit their jobs to “minister to gang members,” which is Duggar-code for “drinking mojitos on the beach.” There’s nothing wrong with drinking mojitos on the beach, but you can’t take people’s money in the name of charity to do that.
Photos courtesy of the Dillards’ social media.
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