Biography

David and Rhoda Restrick are global missionaries with the Church of the Nazarene assigned to the country of Mozambique.   They have served in Mozambique since 1992.   David serves as academic dean and professor at Seminário Nazareno em Moçambique located in the capital city, Maputo.  Rhoda has a number of rolls ministering to the faculty and students of the school including being the school nurse. 

David is a 1973 graduate of Eastern Nazarene College. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, he taught math and science at Nazarene High School in Manzini, Swaziland from 1975 to 1978.  Upon completion of his Peace Corps service, he continued his studies at Nazarene Theological Seminary where he earned his M.Div. degree.  He has done further graduate work at Boston University School of Theology, earning an STM in 1990 and completing his Th.D. in church history and missiology in 2001.

Rhoda received her registered nurse’s credentials at the United Sheffield Hospitals School of Nursing, Sheffield, England, in 1970.  She received her midwifery certification in 1971.  From 1973 to 1978 she served as nurse and midwife at the Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital in Manzini, Swaziland.

Prior to being assigned to Mozambique, the Restricks served one term at the Lula Schmelzenbach Memorial Nazarene Theological College near Acornhoek in the Northern Province of South Africa.  David served as professor and academic dean of the college.  Rhoda served as part time teacher, college nurse and bookkeeper.  In addition, they were involved in relief work among refugees from the civil war in Mozambique.

Prior to their missionary appointment, the Restricks pastored the Church of the Nazarene in Weston-super-Mare, England, for three years.  David was ordained on the British Isles South District in 1985.  The Restricks have three children; Beth, Mary, and David.