On July 2000, over 50 Falun Dafa practitioners from Jakarta went to Puneak, Indonesia, to practice and hongfa (spread Falun Dafa) . In a very eye catching location, they posted a 5 meter long yellow banner with the words "Falun Dafa" in red lettering on it. It attracted tens of thousands of people as they passed by. The Practitioners stayed there for two days, publicizing Dafa, practicing the exercises, reading Dafa books, and sharing their experiences. The whole event was a great success.
After the Asia-Pacific coordinator's meeting held in Singapore on August 25, 2000, practitioners from Indonesia began a series of events to promote Dafa and to tell the truth to people in Indonesia.
In Jakarta, the Gramedia Publishing Company hosts book exhibitions every season. The Practitioners took advantage of this opportunity and set up a booth in the exhibition hall, handing out Indonesian Falun Dafa materials to the public. The materials included: A Brief Introduction of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa in the world, and Real stories about Falun Gong. During two exhibits, the practitioners sent out thousands of materials, and opened three "Falun Dafa Introduction" classes. More than 400 people from all walks of life attended the classes. They came from different professions, and were doctors, professors, businessmen, etc. During the classes, practitioners briefly introduced Dafa and played Master Li's exercise instruction video. They also played videos of Falun Gong: The Real Story, did exercise demonstrations, and answered questions.
In other events, practitioners went to an exhibit at Untar University to spread Dafa materials and during weekends and holidays; they also handed out materials in malls and other public places. They even put Dafa materials in household mailboxes. These events attracted three major media companies. Famous magazines such as Gatra, Adil, and Kartini reported on Falun Gong in a positive way. Surabaya's large newspaper, Jawapos, published a commentary article about the Indonesian translation of Zhuan Falun. It was called "Thinking Falun Gong's teaching in the heart".
Jakarta's two TV stations, Metro T.V. and AN T.V., broadcasted our group exercises at the end of Nov. 2000 and Dec 17, 2000. These two events were held at the International Gymnasium and the Nation's Memorial Square .
In early 2000, we only had three exercise sites in Jakarta. Now we have ten. Jakarta's peripheral cities have also set up exercise sites. So has Surabaya.
Practitioners all recognized the importance of learning Dafa and practicing cultivation firmly. We knew that in this special historical period of "Fa Rectification", a person's cultivation practice couldn't be separated from helping Master "Rectify the Fa". We put down ourselves, and broke away from our human understandings. Practitioners from Surabaya posted large posters in bookstores all over Indonesia in order to recommend Indonesian ZHUAN FALUN and FALUN GONG to the public. They also copied the newspaper of "Clear Current", "Time will come when the fog disappeared" and sent it to others. In remote places without practitioners, we went there to send out Dafa materials. Family gatherings, Chinese medicine training, and literature discussions were all good opportunities for us to spread Dafa.
Practitioners from Surabaya and Jakarta actively responded to a signature collecting activity issued by Geneva practitioners with the purpose of supporting Mainland China practitioners. We collected over 500 signatures in two days.
Practitioners of Medan, Bandung, Malang, Pasuruan, and Telung Agung began to spread Dafa and tell the truth to the public in local areas to help Master "Rectify the Fa ". We formally registered the "Indonesia Falun Study Organization" to the government on Oct 3, 2000. A website has also been set up.
Thank you Master, Thank you Dafa. We were given chances one after another to be improved in the process of promoting and protecting Dafa. The purpose of the above report was to introduce the situation of the spread of Falun Dafa in Indonesia. We didn't do it perfectly, but at least we took our first step in promoting Dafa and telling people the truth. We clearly understood that everything was a result of Master's great Compassion and Dafa's unmatchable great virtue.
Practitioners in Indonesia
12/25/00