Business in Glasgow

Andrew Low
Chief Executive, Glasgow City Mission

I was born in 1964 and though I still consider myself a Canadian, I haven’t lived in Canada for over 20 years. Instead, I have worked mostly in the developing world with those on the margins of society.

My work has been varied , running orphanages in Mexico, medical clinics in Guatemala, developing local AID’s projects in Africa, rebuilding homes in Bosnia, to my current post overseeing the work of Glasgow City Mission with families and individuals struggling to find their place in the ‘community’ we call Glasgow.

My efforts have been faith based since my conversion to Christ at the age of 18. My beliefs inspire me to serve those around me that might be considered to be the ‘least of these’ in our world. They also help me to see that each and every one of us are, at the heart, broken and in need of grace and forgiveness.

Aside from my day job I have been involved in numerous voluntary projects in the countries I have lived in. Currently, I chair the board of Firestarters, a local youth organisation, spending one weekend a month working within the community. I’m a member of the board of Glasgow’s International Christian College helping to provide training for Christian workers to serve God in the UK and abroad. I am caught up in various projects with my local Church, Harvest Christian Fellowship in Hamilton, and am usually involved in one overseas mission trip per year, often taking young people along to introduce them to the great needs in the developing world.

I am thrilled to be married to Chris, and have four children, all of whom are grown and are spread around the globe. Chris and I plan to move back into overseas missions after 2010.

http://www.glasgowcitymission.com

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