Organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China must be taken from a living donor (kidneys must be transplanted within 24–48 hours; livers within 12 hours, and hearts within 8 hours). Kirk C. Allison, Associate Director of the Program in Human Rights and Medicine at the University of Minnesota, wrote that the "short time frame of an on-demand system [as in China] requires a large pool of donors pre-typed for blood group and HLA matching," which is consistent with reports of Falun Gong prisoners having blood and tissue tested in custody. He wrote that China's short organ wait times could not be assured on a “random death” basis,
The Water & the Blood told that Kensrue made "a passionate worship album that doesn't stifle the creativity of the artist. This album is Kensrue's "The Water & The Blood"." At The Christian Music Review Blog, Jonathan Kemp stated that ""The Water & The Blood" is a fantastic release from an artist who never ceases to innovate." For the "Billboard" charting week of October 19, 2013, "The Water & the Blood" was the No. 52 most sold album in the entirety of the United States via the "Billboard" 200, and it was the No. 4 most sold Top Christian Albums and the No. 8 most