(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa made its first appearance on Chincoteague Island at the 27th Blueberry Festival, held at Chincoteague Center on July 25-27, 2014. Many visitors who stopped by the Falun Dafa booth commented on the peaceful and positive energy surrounding the practitioners.
The Falun Dafa booth at the 2014 Chincoteague Island Blueberry Festival in Virginia
Many visitors took flyers and stopped to talk with practitioners. After learning about the brutal persecution in China, many signed a petition demanding that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) immediately stop its state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting. Some also showed interest in learning the exercises.
Practitioners demonstrated the exercises beside the booth. The peaceful and solemn movements attracted many visitors, including Jimmy Green, a retired pilot and Vietnam War veteran.
He commented that the exercise movements were graceful, natural, and smooth, and said that he experienced “peace.”
“You look so peaceful, just like 'Truth-Compassion-Tolerance' printed on the banner. I feel I'm becoming more truthful, too,” he added.
Ms. Debra Gordon is the president of an animal rescue organization whose booth was next to the practitioners.
“Being your neighbor, I sense a strong energy field,” Ms. Gordon said. “I like your booth because I like everything you do here.”
She said that she had heard about Falun Dafa from Chinese propaganda sources. She wondered if the information was true, because it didn't sound right. After seeing Falun Dafa practitioners with her own eyes, she was impressed by their peaceful and positive energy, and said, “I would like to learn Falun Dafa.”
Ms. Gordon and many others signed up for a free Falun Dafa exercise class the following day.
Two Chinese tourists also seized the opportunity to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
