(Minghui.org) “It's amazing! The pain in my shoulder is gone,” said an American gentleman as he came back to the Falun Gong booth at the 50 ^th Annual Sidewalk Arts Festival in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

“It is the power of Falun Dafa,” a Falun Gong practitioner told him. “Many practitioners have had similar experiences.” The man elaborated, “I've had the pain for a long time. It's deep in my muscle. I couldn't move my shoulder. But just now, after a few minutes of practicing Falun Gong, the pain is gone.” This gentleman is a cook at a restaurant. To express his appreciation, he invited the practitioners to his restaurant for a soft drink.

The Sidewalk Arts Festival, held annually since 1964, was held this year on September 7 ^th . More than 240 groups participated in the festival this year. The festival has a large food court, activities for kids, live entertainment throughout the day, and a large variety of vendors including fine arts, folk arts, crafts, non-profit groups, and food.

Local Falun Gong practitioners have participated in the Sidewalk Arts Festival for the past several years. They set up a booth and banners, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, and handed out information about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. Many people had heard about Falun Gong and a number of them were happy to see Falun Gong “in person” at the festival. Many asked for detailed information about the practice, and quite a few people learned the exercises.

Practitioners also gave out handmade paper lotus flowers, which were popular with festival-goers.