(Minghui.org) “It's amazing! The pain in my shoulder is gone,” said an American gentleman as he came back to the Falun Gong booth at the 50 th Annual Sidewalk Arts Festival in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
“It is the power of Falun Dafa,” a Falun Gong practitioner told him. “Many practitioners have had similar experiences.” The man elaborated, “I've had the pain for a long time. It's deep in my muscle. I couldn't move my shoulder. But just now, after a few minutes of practicing Falun Gong, the pain is gone.” This gentleman is a cook at a restaurant. To express his appreciation, he invited the practitioners to his restaurant for a soft drink.
The Sidewalk Arts Festival, held annually since 1964, was held this year on September 7 th . More than 240 groups participated in the festival this year. The festival has a large food court, activities for kids, live entertainment throughout the day, and a large variety of vendors including fine arts, folk arts, crafts, non-profit groups, and food.
Local Falun Gong practitioners have participated in the Sidewalk Arts Festival for the past several years. They set up a booth and banners, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, and handed out information about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. Many people had heard about Falun Gong and a number of them were happy to see Falun Gong “in person” at the festival. Many asked for detailed information about the practice, and quite a few people learned the exercises.
Practitioners also gave out handmade paper lotus flowers, which were popular with festival-goers.
