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…
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Maurice Harvey
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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
About The Writer
Maurice Harvey
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
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