Missionary. She spent 22 years between 1947 and 1969 as a missionary in Angola with her husband, Reverend Lawrence W. (Larry) Henderson, leaving there when the colonial war for independence made it hard to continue the work. She and Larry moved to New Jersey where he worked for the United Church Board for World Ministries (UCBWM) in New York and she worked in social services. She loved working with African students at the Africa-America Institute. Ki and Larry finished their careers in Florida, first in Leisure City and then at Sun City Center. From 1985 to 1991 they lived in Portugal where they had first gone in 1947 to learn Portuguese for their work in Angola. Ki helped Larry research in Portuguese archives for his book on the Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola (IECA). While there they reconnected with many old friends from Angola. In 1991 they moved to Durham, NC, and became active in the life of Pilgrim United Church of Christ. Ki was a life-long letter writer and corresponded with friends and colleagues all over the world. She was thrilled to learn that the Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University will acquire her papers.
Missionary. She spent 22 years between 1947 and 1969 as a missionary in Angola with her husband, Reverend Lawrence W. (Larry) Henderson, leaving there when the colonial war for independence made it hard to continue the work. She and Larry moved to New Jersey where he worked for the United Church Board for World Ministries (UCBWM) in New York and she worked in social services. She loved working with African students at the Africa-America Institute. Ki and Larry finished their careers in Florida, first in Leisure City and then at Sun City Center. From 1985 to 1991 they lived in Portugal where they had first gone in 1947 to learn Portuguese for their work in Angola. Ki helped Larry research in Portuguese archives for his book on the Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola (IECA). While there they reconnected with many old friends from Angola. In 1991 they moved to Durham, NC, and became active in the life of Pilgrim United Church of Christ. Ki was a life-long letter writer and corresponded with friends and colleagues all over the world. She was thrilled to learn that the Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University will acquire her papers.
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