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    Maurice Harvey

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    MAURICE HARVEY, LMPA graduated from the Bible Training Institute (now Laidlaw College) and went overseas to Africa in July 1960, working the Christian Missions in Many Lands (Brethren Mission) in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia.) In 1963, Maurice was invited to work with the British and Foreign Bible Society (now member of the United Bible Societies) – for one year but stayed for 33! During these 33 years Maurice held the following positions: Circulation Manager of the Bible Societies in Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nysaland, and in West Africa – Nigeria, Togo and Dahomey (now Benin). He established the British and Foreign Bible Society Fiji Agency (now the Bible Societies in the South Pacific) serving Fiji, American Samoa, Western Samoa, Tonga, Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati), Ellice Islands (now Vanuatu). He was also Distribution Consultant to Indonesian Bible Society, based in Jakarta., and Distribution Consultant and official photographer, United Bible Societies, based in Manila (2 years) and Hong Kong (5 years.) Also North and South Asia Area Director, Compassion International (TEAR Fund) based in Hong Kong, 5 years. Responsible for 36,000 children in Hong Kong, South Korea, Philippines, Burma and India. During 1989-97, Maurice was Photojournalist for the United Bible Societies covering their world wide work, based in Reading, England, UK. From 1998-2000 he was Area Representative of the Bible Society in New Zealand, based in Auckland. Maurice Harvey has travelled to a total of 157 countries, territories and disputed territories visited. He is now retired and living in Auckland with wife Lorraine (of 54 years.) In retirement, he has written five books (a sixth is almost ready).

    Photo: Maurice Harvey

      Shooting The Globe

      SHOOTING THE GLOBE. Maurice Harvey’s story ranges from quirky to grippingly poignant as he travels in a reporting role for the United Bible Societies from Cuba to Lebanon, from Rwanda to Sarajevo, from Fiji to Mongolia. A fascinating and entertaining book that takes the reader closer to the human soul of some the world’s most isolated places and hotspots of recent history. Over 200 pages complete with colour and black and white photographs. Awarded the inaugural Daystar Award for Excellence in Writing by NZ Christian Writers.

      Email: mauriceharvey35@gmail.com
      Writer: Maurice Harvey

        Reading The Funny Bible And Other Stories

        READING THE FUNNY BIBLE AND OTHER STORIES. Award-winning photographer and author Maurice Harvey presents 19 moving stories from around the world of real people who read the Bible and were changed forever. Reading the Funny Bible is full of humour, drama and poignancy. The people in these stories came from all walks of life. But they all had this in common: they were touched by the Word of God and the ultimate miracle occurred in their lives.

        Email: mauriceharvey35@gmail.com
        Writer: Maurice Harvey

          Into The Great Unknown

          INTO THE GREAT UNKNOWN. Author Maurice Harvey returns with another collection of exciting firsthand stories from his time as a missionary and as the Bible Society photojournalist. He recounts many of his firsthand experiences over the years as an international photojournalist in Into the Great Unknown. The memoir begins with Maurice leaving the safety of his New Zealand home as a young man in the 1960s and heading into deepest Africa—bound for the war-ravaged Congo region. From there, the story continues as Maurice travels across the African continent, through post-Communist Eastern Europe, and then into Asia. His final stop is the mysterious and formidable state of North Korea. Told with compassion and charm, these stories reflect an eye for the quirky as well the poignant. Leaving New Zealand isolated and far away from everywhere else, was for a young man in 1960, truly an adventure into the unknown. But with the strong assurance that God was with him, it became an adventure of excitement and great enjoyment.

          Email: mauriceharvey35@gmail.com
          Writer: Maurice Harvey

            Blown Up By The Bible

            BLOWN UP BY THE BIBLE. Maurice Harvey has presented another fascinating book, this time about the popularity and effectiveness of the Bible as revealed in testimonies of people all over the world. The Bible is the most popular book the world has ever known. The world’s bestseller book lists do not include the Bible because they will say it is in a different category. Nothing can match it! Or that it is unfair to compare it with ordinary books!

            Email: mauriceharvey35@gmail.com
            Writer: Maurice Harvey

              Romancing Remy – Aunty To OFWs

              ROMANCING REMY – AUNTY TO OFWs. (OFW i.e. Overseas Foreign Workers (of the Philippines)). Educator Myrna Espadilla: Romancing Remy-Aunty to OFWs is an adeptly intertwined historical novel rich in culture and mores with romance that brings to life the good and sad experiences of OFW’s with heroic characters breathing life across each page filled with sights, sounds even scents. It is a magnificent expression of an ardent traveler-writer who has a say and touch of different cultures around the world and that his passion makes him a darling of the OFW.

              Email: mauriceharvey35@gmail.com
              Writer: Maurice Harvey

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