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Lee Man-hee Lauds Shincheonji Members’ Plasma Donation

by Atlantic Chronicles
Atlantic Chronicles

Chairman Lee Man-hee of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, South Korea, has written to Shincheonji members in Daegu, thanking them for donating their plasma, needed to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

Through his letter, addressed “To the beloved members of Daegu Church,” Chairman Lee said, said he was “delighted upon hearing the news of your intent to actively participate in donating plasma for the development of the vaccine for the cure of COVID-19. I believe that you are the ones who received the blood of Jesus.
“I am very thankful to the government, which took charge of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and providing treatment for it. This is not something our church could resolve,” and, “I know that you have gathered your hearts in our collective wish to free all the people of the world from the pains of this disease.”

He further told his Christians that the donation needs to be done “as citizens of this country and as true believers. It is keeping the command of Jesus of loving your neighbor as yourself (Mt 22:39), and I am thankful that you have gathered your hearts for this good work and in making this decision that is like the light,” and, “Let us all pray in the name of Jesus to exterminate COVID19 (Refer to Jn14:13-14).”

hankyung.com, reported that a statement released by the Korea Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention on the June 23, revealed that the Shincheonji Church in Daegu and Green Cross came to an agreement for the members’ plasma donation after a discussion.

In Daegu, where members of the Shincheonji Church opted to help donate their plasma to produce a vaccine, there were 6,901 confirmed cases in Daegu at that time, with Shincheonji members accounting for 61.8% with 4,265 people who were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19. They were tested in the early days of the pandemic, and most of them have fully recovered since then.

hankyung.com further reports that while it has been difficult to find plasma donors, Shincheonji members’ mass plasma donation can speed up the COVID-19 vaccine development process. Shincheonji members had been facing public criticism that they caused mass COVID-19 infection in the beginning when the virus started to spread. Shincheonji explained, ““It seems that Chairman wants to thank the government for treating our members, while also thanking Daegu Church for volunteering to repay the government’s effort with plasma donation.”

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