Charlie Cheng:
CLASS OF 1990
East Ridge High SchoolClass of 1990
Chattanooga, TN
J. D. Meisler Junior High SchoolClass of 1987
Metairie, LA
Charlie's Story
True story: My father was a prominent judge in Taiwan. I grew up admiring him, but I also feel like I don't measure up to him at all. He did extremely well in his field, but I did poorly in school. If that wasn't bad enough, I had two sisters (one older one younger) who did well in school. I had very low self esteem. After a certain age, I developed some kind of fear. I was told that we once lived in a haunted house, and there were many ghost stories in Taiwan. When I was around seven, I saw things when I went to bed at night. I felt there was someone else in the room with me, but when I turn around its gone. We worshipped idols back then, but those things didn't help us. I also had nightmares often; my life was miserable. I often hoped that I would die, but I also feared death.
We moved to Louisiana when I was twelve years old. I felt even emptier; now I can't even worship idols. We rented a house from one Taiwanese Christian guy; he and his family were preaching to us. I remember him said something about the name of Jesus have power and authority. I started reading some of his Christian books. That summer afternoon; I went to second floor to take a nap. I was a bit tired, and I sat on the bed leaning on my arms. Before I can lie back, I heard some weird music. I immediately know that it's not from this world; it was beyond human sk...Expand for more
ill. The music was incredibly fast and well performed; the theme was darkness and fear. The room became dark and quiet; the noise and light from outside seemed to be blocked out. I was really scared; I wanted to cry out and ran away. I couldn't move at all, and no sound came out of my mouth. I felt something grabbed my wrists and then something pressed down hard on my chest. I start having trouble breathing. I called out to all the gods that I worshipped; none helped me in the least bit. I knew I could try Jesus; I always felt that He was powerful. I didn't want to call on Him; I hated Him back then. I reluctantly called on Him when I thought I would suffocate. I didn't know if He will save me when I hated Him. I couldn't remember what I said; it was probably "in the name of Jesus be gone". The light and noise came back to the room, and the evil spirit fled like wind. I had peace for the first time in my life that day; I didn't know anything could drive away evil spirits. I started to wonder who Jesus is. I ran downstairs and saw my aunt's Bible on a table. I took it and start to read it. I realized that the closer I get to God the spirits would stay further away. I grew stronger, and they stopped messing with me. It took awhile, but joy and peace replaced my pain, fear, and guilt.
Time fly; God blessed me with joy as well as sorrow.
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