(Minghui.org) It’s been twenty years since Falun Dafa was first taught in China on May 13, 1992. This year, May 13 also marks the 13th annual celebration of World Falun Dafa Day and the 61st birthday of Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). Falun Dafa practitioners in Houston went to Chinatown to celebrate the arrival of this great day. They displayed banners and did the exercises together. The activity itself became an eye-catching scene.
Falun Dafa practitioners celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in Houston’s Chinatown
Good News for Chinese People
It was a sunny day on May 5 as practitioners gathered on Bellaire Blvd. Some began to do the exercises while others held banners in both Chinese and English: “Falun Dafa: Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance,” “Over 100 million people practice; Improve your health and morality,” “The world celebrates World Falun Dafa Day.”
Throughout the day, there were many shoppers in Chinatown. Many people showed their support for Falun Dafa. One practitioner went door to door to tell the shop owners about Falun Dafa and distribute fliers. A clerk told him, “I know Falun Dafa, I believe in compassion as well. I have been reading the Epoch Times newspaper and know what is happening in China.”
As the practitioner went into another store and introduced Falun Dafa, before he could finish, a clerk took his flier with a smile. Before the practitioner stepped out the door, the clerk told him, “I want an English copy of the flier so I can show it to my friend.”
Practitioners’ Experiences
Ms. Shen began to practice in 1996. In her own words, she was “reborn” after that: “The luckiest thing for me is that my whole family practices Falun Dafa.” Shen is in her 70s and she looks kind and energetic. No one could have imaged that before she was a practitioner, she could not live without her pills and suffered chronic illnesses. “I had high blood pressure and too many blood lipids. My kidneys were deteriorating and my limbs and face were swollen. I was practicing other qigong at the time. A coworker of mine introduced Falun Dafa to me. I tried it because I desperately wanted to be healthy.”
After she learned Falun Gong, Shen got rid of all her illnesses. She was so happy and high-spirited. “My world has changed. Because of the Chinese regime, I believed in atheism and was very narrow-minded. After I became a practitioner, I understood the true meaning of life; I saw through the deceptions of the Chinese regime; and I will never give up my belief.”
Mr. Yang works as an engineer in a computer company in Houston. He grew up in Taiwan. He got curious about Falun Gong when the suppression started in China. He then became a practitioner. “My family benefits so much from the practice. Before I became a practitioner, I fought with my wife all the time. The teachings dissolved the conflicts between us. Now everyone in the family is a practitioner and we get along very well. Teacher has given us so much and no words can express my gratitude.”
Yang’s wife, Lisa, had type B hepatitis. Yang introduced her to Falun Dafa. When Lisa was pregnant with their second child, she found out from her hospital examination that she no longer had hepatitis. She was so excited. “I really really thank Teacher for that,” said Yang.
