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“Life-Sharing Blood Donation Campaign”: CCC Response to MERS Scene

2015-06-29 15:51

Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC · Rev. Park Seong-min, representative) announced on June 28 that it has started a “University Students’ Life-Sharing Blood Donation Campaign” to increase Korea’s blood supplies, which have dwindled sharply as an outcome of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak. In addition, CCC is carrying out an “Emergency Prayer Fast Movement to Save the Nation,” now troubled not only by MERS but also by economic crisis, drought and other difficulties.

University student members of CCC in Seoul, Busan and other places around the country have been joining spontaneously in the blood-donation activities since the 18th. They are placing images of themselves giving blood (upper photo) or holding blood donation certificates (lower photo) on social networking service (SNS) sites, attaching the “#CCC blood donation campaign” hashtag, and encouraging friends and schoolmates to take part.



They have also commenced their prayer movement for the afflicted nation. CCC customarily holds its annual summer training program at the end of June, but has postponed that event till the end of August to help slow the spread of MERS, and on June 19 initiated its 40-day “Emergency Prayer Fast Movement to Save the Nation.” CCC groups at 40 some universities are carrying out the prayer movement in rotation, with a different school conducting the fast each day.

“Christians, as disciples who follow the Lord, must confess our own sins first, and then pray for our country and people,” said CCC Representative Park Seong-min. “I expect the CCC students’ blood donation and prayer movement will be like a pump, drawing the participation of many more people.”

Reporter Yang Minkyeong (grieg@kmib.co.kr), with Marion Kim (marionkim@icloud.com)

Photo courtesy of CCC


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