Lancaster-County-owned AmishQuiltShop.net, a retailer of authentic Amish quilts, has teamed up with HOPE International to invest in dreams. For the month of February, the company is donating all of its profits to HOPE.
Store owners Michael and Destiny Bell collaborate with Old Order Amish families who make beautiful quilts by hand. Their work has been featured in National Geographic Traveler magazine.
Michael and Destiny have lived among the Amish of Lancaster County for most of their lives, and quilting has been important to their families for several generations. Recognizing that not everyone is able to experience the charm of Lancaster County firsthand, Mike and Destiny started AmishQuiltShop.net so that others could enjoy Amish craftsmanship. AmishQuiltShop.net specializes in custom quilt designs that include handmade bed quilts and wall hangings in traditional Amish patterns and colors.
An entrepreneur himself, Mike is passionate about small business growth and the opportunities businesses can provide to those living in poverty. By donating this month’s proceeds toward HOPE’s work alleviating physical and spiritual poverty around the world, “it is a cool way to marry the two,” he said.
To view their complete selection and place an order, please visit www.amishquiltshop.net.
![Before Eveness Mulungu joined the Walusungu (“mercy”) savings group through our church partner in Malawi, she faced days where she and her family ate animal feed because they couldn’t afford human food. But that changed when she joined the savings group. Eveness used her first group loan of about $1.70 (U.S.) to start a business selling doughnuts and beans.
“By the end of my first cycle I made $140 (U.S.),” Eveness shared. “My life is no longer the same now; [I] was regarded as no one in the community. ... This was the first time in my life that I ever touched and owned big money like this!”
Pictured: Eveness, with her husband in front of their piggery—a third successful business that she operates.](https://blog.hopeinternational.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)