(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Malang City were invited to participate in the Malang Sportiva Festival (Masfest 2025), which was held November 22 to 23, 2025.
The event was organized by KORMI (Indonesian Community Sports Committee) and the Youth, Sports, and Tourism Office of Malang City. The aim is to strengthen the role of sports in building a healthier society and ultimately increasing local community productivity.
The event was opened by Mr. Baihaqi, Head of the Malang City Youth, Sports, and the Tourism Office. Approximately 40 sports communities or clubs in Malang City participated in the two-day event.
Practitioners had a booth and introduced Falun Dafa and its two main texts, Zhuan Falun and Falun Gong. They played the video in which the exercises were demonstrated by Master Li Hongzhi, and they also played a video which had a brief introduction video to Falun Dafa.
Visitors receive brochures about Falun Dafa and a handmade lotus flowers.
A Chinese-Indonesian couple were delighted to see the Falun Dafa booth. They said they previously heard about Falun Dafa while they traveled to Australia, and the wife even tried the Falun Dafa exercises.
A couple is happy to see Falun Dafa practitioners in Malang City.
Practitioners also distributed flyers to other booths, and introduced Falun Dafa. Some visitors said they had heard about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa and asked why Falun Dafa is persecuted.
Practitioners distribute Falun Dafa informational materials to other booths.
Positive Comments from Organizers and Visitors
Malang City KORMI Chairman, Sofyan Edi Jarwoko, welcomed practitioners’ participation and expressed his hope that Falun Dafa would play a greater role in society, and help people enjoy healthier and more fulfilling lives.
The Chairman of KORMI Malang City, Sofyan Edi Jarwoko, welcomes Falun Dafa to the 2025 Malang Sportiva Festival.
After learning that Falun Dafa teaches Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, Sofyan Edi Jarwoko said, “Welcome and good luck [to Falun Dafa] in helping people live a healthier life. Of course, a healthy mind means a healthy body.”
Gisella, a journalist for Gajayana TV, a local television station in Malang City, said it was her first encounter with Falun Dafa. After hearing practitioners’ explanations, she exclaimed, “Falun Dafa is very interesting!”
Gisella gladly receives informational material about Falun Dafa.
Gisella shared her thoughts, “Many people don’t understand the connection between energy, spirit, and health. Falun Dafa teaches all of this. We must live according to truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. We need to share truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance with others. If we are happy, others will be happy too.”
Gisella said, “Falun Dafa needs to be spread widely in society. I’d also like to practice.”
Glory, an administrator for the FORBASI sports organization in Malang City, said, “Falun Dafa is very good for today’s society, because people really need something new, something that can calm their heart, so they can carry out their activities smoothly. Amidst the hustle and bustle of life, I hope Falun Dafa can be an inspiration for the good of the nation and state.”
Glory, a FORBASI administrator from Malang City, says, “Hopefully, Falun Dafa can be an inspiration for the good of the nation and state.”
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