(Clearwisdom.net) “I apologize to your Master! I was really wrong!” Ms. Ye Lizhen, who is in her eighties, said to Falun Gong practitioners, “I wasn't aware of the true situation before, I used to curse Dafa and Dafa's Master—Master Li. But I know I was wrong.”

Practitioners in San Francisco and their supporters held a rally and parade on February 27, 2011 at the Garden Corner in Chinatown to support 90 million Chinese people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. The activities drew the attention of many local residents and tourists who stopped to watch. During the rally, Ms. Ye Lizhen told practitioners, “I support you, I'll attend every activity you hold.”

“I finally understand, Falun Dafa is really great!”

Although in her eighties, and on a crutch, Ms. Ye Lizhen, spoke coherently, she said that she had previously believed the CCP's lies and propaganda, but Falun Gong practitioners informed her of the true situation and she finally realized, “Falun Dafa is really great!”

She said, “Every practitioner I have been in contact with is so nice. They treated me kindly, told me about the true situation, and showed me all kinds truth clarification materials and books. I've read all of them. I didn't receive much education, and I'm not very literate, but I can understand the informational materials. Everything they mentioned in the informational materials is true. They are facts, and meant to teach people to be good.”

“I hung those truth clarification materials on the gate of my apartment. My neighbors asked why I did so, and I told them that these Falun Gong-related informational materials are able to keep me safe from the evil, and protect me,” she said.

“Dafa's Master—Master Li protects me!”

Ms. Ye continued, “The CCP persecuted my husband's father to death, because he was an official of the KMT. I was extremely grieved, and suffered from a serious illness, and later I had Parkinson's disease. I've suffered from it for many years.”

When asked why, since her family and she had been persecuted by the CCP, she still believed the CCP's lies and had a misunderstanding about Falun Gong, she said, “I just had no idea why I believed in the CCP's media propaganda, but I really know that I was wrong.”

“I know Falun Dafa's Master Li has been protecting me.” When asked why she was so sure that Falun Dafa's Master protected her. She said, “I live in an apartment for the elders. I suffer from such a serious illness, and I'm in such a senior age, but I still live so well, thanks to Falun Dafa Master Li's protection. I can eat and sleep well, and I'm in good spirits, I tell everyone I meet 'Falun Dafa is great!'”

“Someone often knocked at my door in the middle of the night, I didn't know who the person was. Once when I was afraid, I asked Master Li to protect me, and then the surrounding environment became quiet and peaceful,” she said, “I'm very grateful to Master Li. Master Li protects me,” she said once again.

Practitioners: More and more people have become aware of the true situation

There are hundreds of thousands of Chinese in San Francisco, particularly in Chinatown, where Chinese often get together, making it a place that visitors often come. In July 1999, the CCP started a persecution campaign against Falun Gong. Since then, lies and propaganda have been spread, and many people, particularly the Chinese people, believed the CCP lies and had misunderstandings about Falun Gong. In order to help more people become aware of the true situation, practitioners in San Francisco set up a daily truth clarification booth in Chinatown, where they display photos exposing the CCP's persecution, and tell people what Falun Gong is. The practitioners also help people from China quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.

Ms. Li said, “Many people pass by our truth clarification booth every day. At the beginning, many Chinese people who did know the facts, cursed us. But many people took our informational materials and the brochure Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. More and more people have learned about the facts, and there are always people coming to our booth to get our help to announce their withdrawals from the CCP and its affiliated organizations.”

Practitioner Mr. Zhen said, “Some people said that we were getting involved in politics by persuading people to quit the CCP organizations, but to the contrary, the CCP has dragged people to join it, and we persuade people to quit the CCP's wicked politics.”

Every weekend since January 1, 2011, practitioners in San Francisco have been doing the Falun Gong exercises in a big group at the Garden Corner to strengthen their efforts in clarifying the facts. Practitioner Ms. Huang noticed that things have changed recently. The majority of Chinese people previously dared not take Falun Gong materials, and some even verbally abused practitioners. Now, many Chinese people, especially those who came from China, are willing to accept Falun Gong materials and learn the facts.

Mr. Chen watched the parade on February 27, and exclaimed, “Great!” A Chinese manager was moved upon seeing Falun Gong practitioners' procession. He said he had heard about the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners years ago, and he was sad about it.

Mr. Chen from Guangdong Province was among the spectators watching the rally that same day. He registered to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations at Chinatown's truth clarification booth last year. He said that his family had been subjected to the CCP's persecution many times, and he was lucky to quit the wicked CCP organizations.