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Jill Duggar, the second oldest daughter of "19 Kids and Counting" family, and her husband, Derick Dillard, are leaving the United States. Derick has quit his job at Wal-Mart so that they can move abroad for an international missionary work.

"God has put a desire in our hearts to serve Him internationally for longer than the typical short-term mission trip, but we didn't know yet how God would fulfill that desire in us," the couple wrote in the family's blog. "Earlier this year God brought about an opportunity much earlier than either of us was expecting. Several months ago a new opportunity arose for us to serve God on the mission field."

The couple who welcomed their first child in April continued, "A friend of ours wisely shared that if God was leading us to serve Him abroad, we should pursue it as early as possible, to avoid a more difficult move later, when our roots are deep and we're more comfortable in life."

"We don't expect this new adventure to always be easy, but God never promised that following Him wouldn't have its challenges. We are confident in knowing that there is no better place to be than in the center of God's will for our lives."

"19 Kids and Counting" recently faced backlash after it was revealed that the oldest son of the family, Josh Duggar, molested young girls when he was juvenile and his parents tried to cover it up. The show has since been yanked off air. Jill and her younger sister, Jessa, were among Josh's victims.