(Minghui.org) I feel blessed that I learned about Falun Dafa in April 1997, and I’m now 82 years old.

I had heart disease, gastric bleeding, nephritis, bone hyperplasia, and branch nerve paralysis before I began practicing. I sought all kinds of treatments but nothing helped. My family had no money, which made things worse.

A neighbor told my wife one day, “Your husband is ill and can’t do anything. You must be exhausted. Over 12 of my relatives practice Falun Dafa. It is a great practice and can improve one’s health.”

I learned Falun Dafa in April 1997. We couldn’t study the Fa because we didn’t have any books. We practiced the first four exercises around six in the morning, then went to the neighbor’s house to meditate around seven in the evening.

Within two weeks I felt better and stronger. My illnesses were gone and I was able to work. Words can’t express my gratitude to Master.

I later received copies of Zhuan Falun and The Great Way of Spiritual Perfection, but I placed more importance on doing the exercises.

Practitioners came to my home to study the Fa and do the exercises around 1998. We did the exercises around six in the morning and read one chapter of Zhuan Falun in the evening. I led practitioners to introduce the practice in our town after I became a coordinator.

There were more than 80 people practicing in our town by April 25, 1999. Nine practitioners went to the provincial government to advocate for Dafa during the April 25 appeal.

After we returned home, officers from the police station and judicial office announced, “Jiang Zemin (former Chinese Communist Party leader) does not allow people to practice.” People stopped practicing, except for a few who still practiced secretly at home. We also lost contact with practitioners in the county.

My son had an accident in 2000 on the first day of the school’s summer vacation. The doctor who treated him at the hospital was a practitioner, and I was able to connect with practitioners again.

My son’s condition looked serious, and he was bleeding all over. His head smashed the car’s headlight and his bicycle was destroyed. My son was thrown into a ditch, his shoes were gone, and his leg was pressed under the tire. It was a scary scene.

The hospital staff examined my son and found he had no internal injuries. It was amazing! My practicing Falun Dafa benefited my family. My son probably wouldn’t have survived had it not been for Master’s protection. He was discharged from the hospital the day before the first day of school. Everything turned out well!

Master gave me a second chance in life and protected my son. My grandchild now attends junior high school. My son built a new house and bought several cars and motorcycles. Master gave him everything! I’m extremely grateful, and I want to cultivate with diligence, follow Master’s teachings, and do the three things well.

I read one chapter of Zhuan Falun and recite Hong Yin every day. I do the exercises early in the morning, and send forth righteous thoughts four times a day and sometimes more. I hang Dafa banners, and I once hung 120 banners in one day. I distribute truth clarification brochures, and I once distributed 800 copies in one day. I also post stickers with information about Falun Dafa stickers on telephone poles.

I’ve been illegally detained four times and sentenced to three years in a forced labor camp after I appealed for Dafa in Beijing. I spent 15 months in a forced labor camp for distributing 400 flyers about Falun Dafa. The last time I was arrested was because I failed to clarify the truth to the person who reported me. I will follow Master’s teachings and do better to awaken people.