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The Duggars say goodbye to Jill and Derick as they leave US in emotional homemade video... after she came forward as one of brother Josh's molestation victims

Published: 09:40 EST, 7 July 2015 | Updated: 13:12 EST, 7 July 2015

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A month after Jill Duggar came forward as one of her brother Josh's molestation victims, she and her husband Derick Dillard have said farewell to the US.

The Duggar family posted a homemade video on Monday of the couple and their son Israel departing for a missionary trip abroad.

The emotionally charged home footage not only depicts the family breaking down in tears, but even the unseen camera operator can be heard sobbing in the background.

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Emotional farewell: The Duggar family posted a homemade video on Monday of Jill and Derick Dillard and their son Israel departing for a missionary trip abroad

The video appears to be a mini-episode made by the family after TLC suspended 19 Kids And Counting on May 22 following Josh publicly apologizing for having 'acted inexcusably' when he was aged 14 to 15.

The home movie sees patriarch Jim Bob pray for his daughter and her own growing family as they embark on a Christian missionary trip to an undisclosed location.

'To share the gospel of Jesus Christ,' Jim Bob concluded his prayer, 'How people can be forgiven for what they have done wrong, and in You they can become new creatures.'

The Duggars say goodbye to Jill and Derick in home video

Saying goodbye: The emotionally charged home footage not only depicts the family breaking down in tears, but even the unseen camera operator can be heard sobbing in the background

DIY: The video appears to be a mini-episode made by the family after TLC suspended 19 Kids And Counting on May 22 following Josh publicly apologizing for having 'acted inexcusably'

The whole scene plays out awkwardly as the entire family attempts to stand in the same frame, standing like actors on a stage facing toward the camera as they talk.

Jim Bob then approaches Derick for an emotional conversation, apparently in lieu of a 19 Kids And Counting confessional.

'Derick, how do you think seeing your dad dying at an early age [affected you]... that life is a race against time,' Jim Bob asked.

Emotional: The whole family breaks down in tears

Torn apart: Jill hugs her sister before departing for a longterm trip abroad

Talking it out: Jim Bob then approaches Derick for an emotional conversation, apparently in lieu of a 19 Kids And Counting confessional

'That's what Jill and I talked about early on,' Derick revealed. 'How it's in my heart to be a missionary. How my dad died at an early age. and how we don't know.'

'I could walk out and get hit by a truck. Hopefully that doesn't happen but it could,' he concluded. 'What's for eternity is what really counts.'

As he says these words a person in the background can be heard sobbing and snuffling as they film the scene.

Trying their best: The whole scene plays out awkwardly as the entire family attempts to stand in the same frame, standing like actors on a stage facing toward the camera as they talk

Mama says goodbye: Michelle Duggar gave an emotional speech

Nowhere in sight is Josh, 27, who has been hit with allegations of molesting young girls when he was a teenager.

On Sunday Derick asked supporters to pray for the safety of his family as he, wife Jill and their infant son Israel embark on a Christian mission outside the US.

Derick, 26, said in a blog post that he and Jill will not say where they are going 'for security purposes.'

Bye, bye baby Israel: The family also said goodbye the newest addition of the family

Proud grandfather: Jim Bob displayed her grandson to the whole family

He added that the 19 Kids And Counting stars will not be 'publicly discussing specific times and places of international service.'

The announcement came just four weeks after Jill came forward as one of her brother Josh's molestation victims.

It was revealed in May that when Josh was a teenager, he fondled five girls including sisters Jill and Jessa before the family started their reality series.

Jill Duggar breaks down as she talks about Josh with sister Jessa

Absent: Nowhere in sight is Josh, 27, who has been hit with allegations of molesting young girls when he was a teenager, pictured in April in Washington DC

At the end of May, Derick abruptly left his job with Walmart and acknowledged that there were 'unknowns' he and Jill would face by choosing to leave the US especially with such a young child.

'As I’m sure many of you fathers can understand, I (Derick) had a huge dilemma as the provider and protector of my little family. There were definitely more “unknowns” with the international option,' Derick wrote.