(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, was first introduced in Haiti in 2008. The number of Falun Gong practitioners there keeps growing. Recalling the disastrous earthquake in 2010, a local Falun Gong practitioner said with gratitude, “Master protected us. No one in our group was even injured or suffered home damage.”

Anita, a French Falun Gong practitioner, traveled to Haiti for the first time to introduce Falun Dafa in May 2008. She brought more than 60 copies of book Zhuan Falun to distribute. She visited Haiti again in September of the same year, and gave a three-part radio presentation on Falun Dafa.

Anita introduces Falun Gong at a local radio station of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

With the mayor's permission, the first Falun Gong group exercise site was established on Croix-des-Bouquets. Local Falun Gong practitioners do the exercises together there every Saturday morning. They also hold Fa study sessions in various places in the city.

By the time Anita visited Haiti for the third time in 2012, the number of Falun Gong practitioners had increased. Anita reached out to various people to inform them about Falun Gong and the persecution including employees of the French Embassy, the family of the Haitian Deputy Consul to Guadeloupe, doctors, attorneys, principals, reporters, hosts at ration stations, teachers, city employees, etc. She also taught Falun Gong to teachers and students at four elementary schools and four middle schools. Falun Gong became part of the curriculum in one of the elementary schools. One hundred fifty students do the Falun Gong exercises together at 7am every Friday.

Middle school students watch Falun Gong exercise demo in 2008.

Middle school students watch a Falun Gong exercise demo in 2008.

Elementary school students learn Falun Gong exercises in 2008.

Practitioners teach Falun Gong exercises to students of elementary and middle schools in 2008.

Falun Gong practitioners drove a truck across Haiti distributing informational materials. The words on the truck are: “Falun Dafa is great!” and “Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance”

Haitian adults and children learn Falun Gong exercises in 2012.

Haitian adults and children learn Falun Gong exercises in 2012.

Anita visited Haiti for the fourth time in the summer of 2014. The number of Falun Gong practitioners had grown and there were more practice sites.

Anita does the exercises with an elderly woman and her family in 2014.

A nearly 70-year-old woman used to have serious high blood pressure and was paralyzed. One night, the woman learned Falun Gong exercises from Anita and felt great. Her eyesight improved right away. The next morning, the woman's son told Anita that her blood pressure had lowered. Her family was amazed and they all began practicing Falun Gong.

Richard (left)

Richard and his son learned the exercises from Anita when the boy was four years old. When Anita saw him again in 2014, he was 10 years old and still practicing the exercises. He could sit with both legs crossed in double lotus very well. The boy was accepted to a new public school even though it was highly selective. He said Falun Dafa brought him good luck.

Public school students learn Falun Gong exercises in 2014.

The family of Anita's friend do Falun Gong exercises and study the Fa teachings regularly. Valentina (middle) said she hopes all children in the world can learn Falun Gong.