01/05/2022
Welcome to the new page for The Pond (which is our new name for the Meridzo Center Development Corporation...)
Meridzo Center founder Lonnie Riley once quoted the old saying "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; but, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." only to make the point that you can't teach anyone to fish where there is no pond. The vision given to this arm of Meridzo Center ministries is three-fold.
1) God is using the development corporation as "the pond" we use to provide new businesses, job opportunities, and job skills development to our mission field in an effort to bring glory and praise to God by providing the means for people to better themselves. (Helping Others)
2) In addition, we are seeing what we call "ripples" emanating from the lines cast here as other business ministries from all over the country seek us out to help them develop opportunities where they are; fruit of His ministry. (Helping Others)
3) As God brings these opportunities and helps others, our ultimate goal is to see lives changed for Him. We hope to do this by both by being and creating "fishers of men", leaving an indelible wake in the waters to which He called us. (Sharing Jesus)
The Pond ministry, as it was renamed in 2022, operating under the Meridzo Center Development Corporation, is the business outreach and economic redevelopment arm of Meridzo Center, Inc. With Meridzo Center’s simple mission statement of “Helping People and Sharing Jesus”
