Gordon’s Testimony

Gordon’s Testimony

By Gordon Cameron My background story…I’m a son of the manse. My father was a Church of Scotland minister and from 1958 (when I was 4 years old) until I went to Glasgow University we lived in one of the 10 most deprived villages in Scotland – Kirkconnel, a mining...

Work – Part 1

Work – Part 1

I have split this into two parts because part 2 is current and deserves a separate section. Part 1 is my work history from 1976 to 2006. My first real job after graduation was as a ‘Computer Programmer’, the equivalent of Software Developer now. I was employed by...

Work – Part 2

Work – Part 2

Cambron Software was set up in 2003 so that I could work on reporting software for schools. Once I became full time in 2006 this expanded to other clients. I began developing Power Music in 2007 because there was nothing else available at that time to display music...

Student jobs

Student jobs

When I was 15 I got a Saturday job in the local chemist shop. This gave me money to finally buy my own things. I worked there until I left school and we moved to the north of the city. When I was 17 I got a summer job as a housemaid at Torloisk House in Mull. I worked...

Churches

Churches

The first church I remember going to was Bellahouston Parish Church of Scotland when we lived in Ibrox. We were taken to Sunday School every week. I also joined the Brownies for a few years but gave up when I was old enough for the Guides. I do remember being...

Music

Music

Music has always been an important part of my life. When I was a child - probably about 7 or 8 years old - I was sent to ballet lessons. The classes were held in Walmer Crescent, where we lived, so it was easy for me to get to the lessons. However, I didn't enjoy it...

Education

Education

Primary Schools I went to school first at Bellahouston Primary School, then to Ibrox Primary School. The classes were very crowded and I ended up being moved up six months twice (there were two intakes – one in August and one in January). This meant that I was a full...

My Testimony

My Testimony

My background is that I was born in Israel of a Danish mother and Scottish father, settling in Ibrox from age 4 to 17. This time forms the bulk of my childhood experiences. I was taught that Jesus was a good man who came to give us guidelines on how to live, and as...

Gordon’s Testimony

Gordon’s Testimony

By Gordon Cameron My background story…I’m a son of the manse. My father was a Church of Scotland minister and from 1958 (when I was 4 years old) until I went to Glasgow University we lived in one of the 10 most deprived villages in Scotland – Kirkconnel, a mining...

Work – Part 1

Work – Part 1

I have split this into two parts because part 2 is current and deserves a separate section. Part 1 is my work history from 1976 to 2006. My first real job after graduation was as a ‘Computer Programmer’, the equivalent of Software Developer now. I was employed by...

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