Origins of the Lifeline Training Base in Beira
While there was still a civil war raging, God led Ron Davies into Mozambique to establish a literature ministry - to tell people about Jesus and to make disciples for Him. A series of miracles saw the ministry established and a massive demonstration of God’s love by many relief programs. Lifeline’s prayer partners heard the prophetic word, shared in the vision, prayed through the problems, gave money and materials for the base to be established, and enabled LifeLine to give samples of God’s love by meeting people at their point of need.

In the war years (1975-1992) there was great material need throughout Mozambique — many people were physically starving and naked. The Base was a wrecked building, stripped of all wood, used as a public toilet, undermined by storms (see photo below).  In 1989, Loxley Ford came from England, with a background in civil engineering, and oversaw the reconstruction of the cyclone-damaged front and the restoration of the gutted shell.  Many Christians from all kinds of backgrounds assisted in the rebuilding and dedicating of the property - to be used as a resource centre and provider of accommodation hospitality and spiritual refreshing to many Christian servants (and some NGO staff).  This has continued up to the present, enabling the Base to continue to cover a good proportion of its own running costs.

“Paper preachers” were distributed to tell people about Jesus, and to disciple them, in places to which we couldn’t go and in languages which we couldn’t speak. We have provided Bibles and Christian books, and a Base from which many other ministries also serve the body of Christ in Beira and Sofala province - and still do. The Ministry Training Program continues to provide  training for leaders and by many other means we equip God’s people and church for ministry. The LifeLine Training Base has been used for many years for all these purposes.

2006 update - Loxley Ford and Brian Rensford report that through the combined efforts of Anacleto and Carmelia Ferrão and Jeff and Helen Wakeman, who all currently reside at the Base, twice-monthly Saturday training programs continue to flourish.  Loxley and Brian conducted seminars for 40+ pastors, leaders, and 45 youth leaders over three days in August 2006.  Brian was shocked to discover that some 80% of the youth leaders did not own their own Bible!  

In Beira, the Govt always owned the Base, and because LMSA was not Mozambiquan in its origins, the rent was higher.  In the early 2000's, the tenancy was passed over to Anacleto Ferrão, as a Mozambiquan citizen and significant leader in the Christian community.  Anacleto has overseen the continued improvement of the Base (see photos below).  Changes in the country's property ownership system have since enabled Anacleto to begin paying off the mortgage so that the Base will be freehold in 2012.

This is how the base looked before the restoration began  - reclaimed from the sea, and rebuilt for the glory of God!	The ministers' fraternal helped build stone foundations from the uncovered beach rocks	The finished stone foundations and sea wall
2003 after handing over to the Ferrãos - street side	2003 guest parking
2006 Pastors training continues twice a month in the chapel	2006 45 youth leaders gather for training seminar

guest patio and seascape
The base in 2001 (before the extensive repainting - the sea air corrodes everything on the beachfront very quickly