Terry and Muriel Henderson

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.