(Minghui.org) Ever since Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, was introduced to the public in May 1992, many people from all walks of life have benefitted in terms of physical and mental health after taking up the practice.

Despite the practice being persecuted for almost 19 years, millions of practitioners are still holding firm to their faith. They have sent in their Chinese New Year greetings to Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, to express their determination to cultivate this life-transforming practice.

Their persistence is a testament to the power of Falun Dafa.

In this report, we present six cases where Falun Dafa practitioners have benefitted from the practice and obtained a new life.

“My Life Was Given by Master”

A practitioner in Heilongjiang Province has a mother who suffered a stroke at the age of 65. Doctors told the family that she could not live past the New Year. However, after practicing Falun Dafa, her illness was cured and now, at the age of 84, she is still very healthy.

But his mother is not the only one who benefitted from the practice.

Because of Falun Dafa, his sister's tuberculosis was also cured and his father recovered from onychomycosis and varices. The practitioner himself also recovered from rhinitis and facial paralysis.

After practicing Falun Dafa, the whole family became healthy and happy. His mother said, “My life was given by Master.”

Falun Dafa Gave Shanghai Couple a Second Life

Ms. Wang Dongying from Baoshan District had severe emphysema and asthma since she was young; her health became worse after she got married. She was diagnosed with hepatitis, nephritis, and breast cancer and had a mastectomy in 1994.

Her husband, Mr. Zhan Guanrong, had antral gastritis and stomach ulcers after returning to Shanghai from work.

In 1997, the couple started practicing Falun Dafa and followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to become better people. Their illnesses were also cured.

Unfortunately, the couple was recently sentenced to prison for telling people the facts about Falun Dafa.

Chongqing Woman's Terminal Diseases Cured

Ms. Gong Yigui of Wanzhou District in Chongqing recovered from scurvy and uterine cancer only three months after taking up the practice of Falun Dafa. She was so happy that she wanted to tell more people that Falun Dafa is good.

Ms. Gong and her practitioner husband, Mr. Chang Guangxing, decided to make banners written with “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”

The couple was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison in 2014.

Shenyang Woman's Tumor Disappears

Ms. Zhang Qinghua, 60, of Shenyang City in Liaoning Province, was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was in her thirties. To cure her illness, her family brought her to a reputable hospital in Tianjin but was told by doctors that there was no hope.

When she was in despair, Ms. Zhang came across Falun Dafa and started practicing. She quickly recovered and her illnesses were cured.

But due to the persecution, Ms. Zhang has been arrested three times and sentenced to a total of 8.5 years of imprisonment.

She was once again sent to jail on January 9, 2018.

Man Became a Dutiful Son after Recovering from Late-stage Cirrhosis

Mr. Wu Zixiang, 66, was formerly Director of the Xiangcheng City Farm Equipment Bureau, and also an army veteran. In hopes of recovering from late-stage cirrhosis, he started to practice Falun Dafa in 1996 and became healthy once again.

Through reading the practice's main text, Zhuan Falun, Mr. Wu understood the true meaning of life and followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Afterwards, he was known for being a good official, a dutiful son, and for being humble and kind among his family, relatives, neighbors, and colleagues.

However, after the persecution of Falun Dafa started in 1999, he was arrested for refusing to renounce his faith.

Mr. Wu was recently arrested on September 19, 2017, at his home and is currently awaiting an indictment at the Xiangcheng City Detention Center.

“Falun Gong is amazing! My wife was on the verge of death.”

On February 2, 2018, Minghui.org published an article titled “Experiencing Health and Happiness for the First Time Ever at Age 39” by a Falun Dafa practitioner in Liaoning Province.

This woman wrote how, as an infant, she had a strange condition that would cause her to suddenly stop breathing. This happened more than 20 times. When she was a year old, she recovered from a very high fever that had left nine other children in her village dead. After she had pertussis at the age of 5, she never fully recovered and coughed constantly. She also had asthma.

Her parents did everything they could to find a cure for her illnesses but to no avail. She continued to be ill even after she was married.

In April 1997, when she was 40 and had been bedridden for over 100 days, she came across Falun Dafa and started practicing. She could take care of herself again after a week, and within half a month, she could do housework. Three weeks later, she could help her husband in the fields.

Her husband was so happy that he told everyone, “Falun Gong is amazing! My wife was on the verge of death. Now she's strong and healthy.”

Everyone in her village knew that Falun Dafa had saved her life. Moved by her story, many others also started practicing.

After recovering, she could help her husband take care of their crops and raise pigs. Their income increased and their family went from being the poorest in the village to one of the wealthiest.

“Falun Gong has given me health, a new life, and happiness. No words can express my gratitude!” she said.