Terry and Muriel Henderson are United Methodist missionaries
assigned to the Methodist Church of Mexico, where they have served
since 1972. Terry is an agricultural missionary who serves as the
director of the "Give Ye Them To Eat" program and Muriel is the
program coordinator, fundraiser and teacher for GYTTE.
GYTTE offers classes and courses in leadership development, nutrition
and family health, technology, and alternative construction methods. It
offers training in sustainable agricultural practices that will increase
family income and improve their lands. Environmentally-sound livestock
management practices are also taught and quality livestock are
distributed.
Both Terry and Muriel were born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Terry
studied at Mesa Community College, Arizona State University, the
National Autonomous University of Mexico, and California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona campus. He worked as an evaluator-
trainer for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for the State of
Arizona, as an agricultural mechanic for the University of Arizona
Experimental Farm, and as a social worker at Wesley Community
Center in Phoenix. Prior to going to Mexico, Terry served at the El
Vergel Agricultural School in Chile where he taught classes in
agriculture and related subjects.
Muriel earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Arizona
State University. She also studied Christian Education at Perkins
School of Theology in Dallas, Texas. Prior to going to Mexico, she
served in Chile at the Methodist Agricultural School, El Vergel.
Terry and Muriel have two adult children, Terrell and Tony, and five
grandchildren. The Hendersons hold church membership in the Desert
Southwest Annual Conference.