Dillard family update

Many have asked what is Derick and Jill doing since we announced that they partner with C3 church. We are so excited to announce that Derick has enrolled himself in Cross Church School of ministry.

Please check out the rest of the update by clicking here.

Dillard family- June Update

Derick and Jill shared an new update as they have arrived back home. They are currently days away from welcoming their second child in early July.

Derick and Jill recently celebrated their third year of marriage.

"We are looking forward to the arrival of little Samuel Scott very soon. Jill and baby have continued to check out well, and we appreciate your prayers for a great delivery." Derick says in the new blog post.


To read the full blog post by clicking the link here and you can check out their website by clicking here.

Special May Update: Dillard Family!

It has not been long since our last Dillard family update but Derick and Jill updated a new post on their website. Please make sure that you go check out for their  full update on their website. 

You can go check our last update on them by clicking the link down below.

Derick and Jill are planning to return before their second child's birth in early July! 

"We received a phone call on Monday from a friend here in Central America informing us that one of our other good friends (a fellow Christian) had been murdered the day before and that his family had found his body down by the river earlier that morning!" -Jill said in the newest update
Did you know that we have a Dillard family blog? You can click the link down below to go check it out!

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Duggar family blog updates on the dillards: 

http://theduggarblogs.blogspot.com/2017/05/dillard-family-update-may-2017.html
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Dillard family update- May 2017

It's been a few weeks since our last Dillard family update- April 2017, Derick and Jill posted a new update on their website of all the things going down in Central America. 

"The aroma of sweaty kids and stinky feet still lingers in the hospitality house (the place where we are living while we are here working on the mission field in Central America) a couple hours after everyone has gone, but we all had a wonderful time playing and enjoying refreshments together." Jill says in the new update! 

To view more of their update, please click this link for more.


We were able to get a few photos of the Dillard family but to see all of the photos, be sure to click here.

Be sure to check out Jill's pregnancy update from the month of April.


Did you know that we have a blog for the Dillard family, be sure to check it out by clicking here. 

Dillard Family Update- April 2017

Right before Israel's second birthday, Derick's grandfather passed away.  So please say a prayer for the family.

"Although the past few days have brought sadness to our hearts, we’ve also had reason to celebrate, since Israel turned 2 years old just a few days ago! We celebrated over the last few days as a family and then yesterday with friends from church." Jill Dillard

Jill and Derick posted a new website on their website and to see the full update, please click here to read it. 

We have a handful of photos to share with you. Also you can see the entire album on the Dillard family website.

Dillard family update

Derick and Jill packed up their growing family and returned to the mission field on February 17, 2017. Derick and Jill shared an update on how life is going right now in Central America on their website. Derick and Jill are planning to stay there for a few months before their July due date! 
 

Back to Central America

The Dillards are planning to go back really soon but they are planning to return before the birth of their second child, a little boy, who is due to arrive in July! 

 

Dillard family update

So as many of you all know that Derick and Jill are expecting their second child due July 2017. 

They recently celebrated the wedding of Derick's brother, Dan, and his wife, Denna! We are so happy for you all.

A few days ago, they celebrated Derick's mother, Cathy's birthday! 
 

Updates on the Dillards

It has been a while since our last update on the Dillard Family! 

Derick and Jill finally posted this update:


"Whom shall I fear? I know who goes before me. I know who stands behind.  The God of angel armies is always by my side…” The words to this song by Chris Tomlin are powerful words from the Bible that we are reminded of frequently. 

As we mentioned in our last update, we are in the middle of rainy season here in Central America, which means there are usually rain showers every day or every other day at some point. A couple of weeks ago, it was raining pretty hard and Derick had just finished dropping people off after church and was headed back to the house when a friend stopped to talk with him. A minute or so later while they were still talking a little ways from the house, a bolt of lightning hit the tree next to our house! The blast startled everyone around (Israel and I were in the house) and knocked our friend, who Derick was talking with, off his feet! We were talking later with some of our friends and realized that had this friend not stopped Derick to talk with him, Derick could’ve been walking through water as he headed to our house and could’ve been electrocuted by the lightening through the water on the ground. We praise God for keeping him safe and thank each of you for praying for us!

We were grateful to have a group of four guys (Joseph, Max, Rob and D.J.) come from the states for a couple of weeks to help construct additional bathrooms for the church before the July short-term mission team arrives, as well as begin the construction on a house for one of the young guys in our church and his mom, who is sick.

I (Jill) have enjoyed getting to have a weekly time of fellowship in our home with the pastor’s wife and a few other ladies as we study the Bible together and read and discuss Christian books that address specific areas the ladies may be experiencing trouble in. God had burdened my heart with a desire to unite the ladies of the church in fellowship together, so reaching out in this way in a more intimate setting has really allowed the women to open up and share their struggles and worries with each other and allow their sisters in Christ to come alongside and pray with and encourage them. Sometimes they bring their little kids, and I usually make a treat like banana bread for us to enjoy together. Israel loves having company and usually makes the rounds asking everyone for a bite of their food! LOL

We celebrated our second wedding anniversary June 21st and were given a getaway gift to a hotel for a night. It was a special time to relax and enjoy the pool, wifi and warm showers!

Health is something we don’t take for granted, especially on the mission field in another country in an environment we’re not used to.  Derick and I are generally very healthy people, but when you’re eating, drinking and living in a different place than the one you grew up in, it’s not uncommon to come down with the “traveler’s stuff” or other bacteria/viruses in the local jungle area.  No, we haven’t had Zika that we know of, but both of us have been laid out for a few days here and there, thankfully not both at the same time though. J Israel was sick last week with what we initially thought was a virus (may have  been a 24hr. bug), only to find out that he had just cut 2 of his first 4 molars and the others look as though they’ll pop through any day now! He is getting tall. He’s 33 inches now and weighs a whopping 28 pounds! He loves to read and play football and soccer with daddy and all his little friends!

Derick has built a friendship with a guy named Rigo who was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot on the street last December.  Derick has been able to visit him multiple times and even took him some Christian movies to watch and discuss with him later. Be praying for Rigo’s health and for him to come to know Jesus and have a personal relationship with him.

We are still leading the Bible study in the village every week where we continue working with Ruth, the lady who comes with us each week to teach skills training. Some of the people, who have been attending the classes for a while and have made several jewelry items, were able to sell some of their handiwork at a recent community event in their area. This was really exciting for them and we are praying about how to help them best use their new skills to support their families.

Alex and Maira (the pastor and his wife) were able to attend a pastor’s retreat getaway after a “divine appointment” in which Derick’s mom met a couple from the states as she was flying home from visiting us. The couple has a ministry to serve pastors and wanted to sponsor Alex and Maira to attend the 3-day getaway they were hosting.  Derick’s mom put us in contact with the couple, and we were able to meet altogether with Alex and Maira and discuss this pastors ministry as well as the retreat they were hosting. This was a much needed time of refreshment for them and we were so happy God worked it out for them to go.

Shortly after the July teams leave, we plan to return home for a little while. It will have been over a year since we began working in Central America and about 10 months since we’ve been in the states. We are looking forward to being home with family (and Chick-fil-A ;-) and plan to take some Bible classes and be involved in local ministry while we’re there.

 

Please pray with us for:

-Continued safety and health for us and the people we work with

-A full time pastor for the local church

-To be able to encourage believers and reach many hurting people with the gospel of Jesus Christ while the July teams are here

-Rigo’s salvation & health

Dillard family update: Did Jill and Derick adopt a baby?

We had so many questions on rather or not, Derick and Jill adopted their second child. if you remember seeing Jill and Jessa: Counting on, you saw Derick and Jill talking about adoption. 

Friday morning, Derick posted a photo of him, Jill and Israel with this beautiful baby girl. Many fans asked if the family welcomed their second child without even announcing that they were pregnant. We can confirmed that the family did not have another child.

Derick revealed that God has been using their lives to save others and it is a blessing! Derick and Jill are now proud members of SOS team! 

A Dillard family update!

Derick and Jill have given us an update on their mission work and what they have planned for the month of August.

Derick and Jill are about start taking lessons about speaking Spanish. They are also planning to come home for a short time.
Derick and Jill have been gone for a little over a month and things are going great. They have helped so many people come to Christ.

We will see you for our next Dillard update! :)

Be sure to check out All about Israel: Fourth month of life

Update on Derick and Jill!

Many of you have been asking for an update on Derick and Jill as they moved on a mission trip. Derick and Jill are in Central America!

Derick and Jill are enjoying their mission work and got to see a woman give her life to the Lord just a couple of days ago!

Israel is adjusting to his new temp home for the next couple of weeks to months. There is no word of when they will be back!