Victor Chen Ministries

My last trip to Shanghai was the longest I have been away from home since 1999 when I worked in Singapore. I was away for nineteen days.

I left home after Primary 3 to study alone in Perth. I vividly remember when I had to leave home when holidays were over, my heart always heavy during the last few days here and my tears flowed for weeks when I had returned Perth. Those days there were no mobile phones or WhatsApp. Mum would always comfort me and tell me that she will work harder so she can afford to bring me back home every term holidays instead of just year-end holidays. She indeed kept her promise. 

I knew in my spirit God will bring me back to China. Just didn’t know when and how. Now that God has unfolded that return, I feel nostalgic as I always had mum to cover my emotional needs, even as an adult. She has been supportive and cheering me all along. I share with her all my fears, my insecurities, problems, and she had always comforted me. Now she being ill and in cognitive decline, I don’t have that support anymore. It is just me! And after work in Shanghai, it is just me in my hotel room trying to figure out what my life is all about.  I work form 930am to 6 plus, 7 days a week in the hospital, then sometimes go out with our agents for dinner/PR.

It is sad not being around for my ailing parents to pursue the next phase of my career. It is my biggest regret, a thorn inside my heart. Dad has bad eyesight (legally blind) and fell down this week. My feelings are ambivalent, a whirlwind of emotions. I wasn’t even around for mum’s birthday on Dec 14 for the first time in my life as I was in Shanghai. Dec 15 was the birthday of the girl who left me. I have no ill-feelings as love cannot be forced and must come from the heart. I only wished I had been a better testimony of Jesus and His love to her. Life is full of endless possibilities and probabilities. It could have been like this or that instead…., but destiny has made its turn. But I know my prayers from the hotel room in Shanghai will summon God’s hand to protect and bless them. The comfort is mum has accepted Christ and is heaven-bound.

It is also hard to leave home albeit only for weeks after such a wonderful 2 weeks back home. All the friends, people I love and care for, the celebrations, laughter, the friendship. But I know the world has no room for people who are weak so once again I need to overcome these emotions, muster the courage to go back to that Shanghai hospital to do my best, and stay strong to do the  work that God has planned for me.

# posted by Eleventh Hour @ 6:25 PM 1 comments

I look back at the years of isolation I faced; the years when all I had was taken away, my career, my finances, my dreams and aspirations. It didn’t feel good, and it wasn’t easy. But if you can endure, push through it, that’s when all blessings are born. For those are the periods when character and strength are developed, elements needed for blessings to sustain in your life.

Isolation is the preparation that God uses to prepare you for the breakthroughs. Now looking back I see that the time of isolation was indeed necessary. A seed cannot grow if it is surrounded by weeds and poor soil. Likewise God had to isolate me from all the distractions, for me to reflect inwards, to recalibrate, to realign, and grow into my potential. 

Think of all the leaders, the captain of industries and the trailblazers like Elon Musk. They too faced ridicule, isolation, loneliness and had moments of doubt and setbacks. Nelson Mandela and Anwar even spent decades in jail before becoming prime minister of their countries. They didn’t let it break them. Instead they channeled the pain as fuel for renewal and grew in silence. 

I told myself that I am not going to be a person who succumbs to fear and doubts in the midst of uncertainty, and nor should you. I had to trust the process of preparation that isolation brings and come out of it stronger and now I can say “I am ready”. I am going to be unstoppable. I am ready for my blessing. The blessings of God are only for those who can handle it, and now I am ready. Looking back I wasn’t isolated, I was incubating. 

The years of pain forces me to grow, forces me to stretch beyond my comfort zone. Comfort never leads to greatness. Comfort is the enemy of progress. Many people want to level up but fear changes and what is unfamiliar to them. It is the difficult moments, the challenges, the struggles that are the genesis of breakthroughs. God is saying “please conquer your inner battles, slay your inner demons and recalibrate your heart” for when you step into your blessings you have to be ready to own it, and not be owned by it. God does not want material things to own me and cause me to fall morally.

Yes you have to earn the ability to own it, to keep it, multiply it and to share it. It is not a gift given to someone who hasn’t earned it.  From writing as a hobby, I developed into a writer of many books – on health topics, Christianity and inspirational. From someone who didn’t know why I landed in medical school to a consultant to several health outfits. 

I am still progressing. My Chinese language is poor and I can’t quickly read the reports churned out by a health monitoring machine to consult my patients.  But I will improve by the hour, by the day. I am currently self-learning Chinese up to 4 hours a day. I am even preparing to emulate my University modules in Chinese and to be able to deliver it in Chinese in 6 months. It is a tough call, but if there is anyone that can evolve in such a short time, I tell myself it must be me. The breakthrough blessings is bestowed to those who are willing to fight, to endure, who persist, and for those who know all that is happening has a higher purpose. I will soon stand tall in all I do. I am willing to sacrifice for the blessing is not in what I get, but in what I become in the process. I will be a multi-lingual, international teacher, lecturer, preacher, businessman and inspirational speaker.

I am not ashamed of the gospel, nor what I went through. I had faced my crisis head on- the banks, the creditors, the legal suits. Pain is the fuel to power me to the next level. What I write is experiential and not theory. I am being prepared not just to change my life but those around me. You too! You are being prepared to build a legacy. Legacies are not built by people who take the easy road, not those who are unwilling to leave their comfort zone. They are built by people who face adversities head on, calls a spade a spade, accepts failure as a failure, and who rise up when the world knocks them down.

I know God is preparing me for more than I can imagine. That’s what the bible says in Ephesians 3:20. He prepares your mind, your heart, your strength and your character to receive the blessings. You will surely need it. The character to handle success, the wisdom to stay grounded, the vision to keep pushing forward and the courage to lead others. If you don’t grow, if you don’t go through the process you won’t be able to handle what is coming. And what is coming is big. God doesn't do things half cooked. His blessings when it comes is huge, as big as you have been prepared to handle them.

Isolation has created a warrior in me. With clarity of purpose, every step I take will be impactful. I have let go of all my fears and my doubts. Imagine a general in the battle field who is double-minded, and unsure. His battalion will lack confidence and the battle is already half lost. When God has prepared you, you will be sure footed and unstoppable. Your enemies will fear you as they know you are prepared and calculated.

I am building a future that I dreamed. Every moment of shame in the past, isolation, setback, every struggle was part of a bigger plan that God used to prepare me. I was not held back, I was being prepared. My dreams are too big to be given to me when I was not ready. But I am ready now. 

Every setback is an opportunity to learn.

Every roadblock is an opportunity to innovate

Every moment of doubt is an opportunity to prove that I am stronger than anything that life can throw at me.

I am sure the destination God has for me is amazing, but it’s the journey that transforms me, inspire others and makes me unstoppable. 

Happy New Year

Victor Chen.

# posted by Eleventh Hour @ 3:42 PM 0 comments

As the year 2024 comes to a close, there are many things I am grateful for - the growth, the levelling up and the transformation within.  I have learnt it’s not your job to convince others your worth, your value and your potential that God has placed in you. It is your job to know it, to embody it and to radiate it so brightly that the world can’t help but notice it.

I stopped focusing on disappointments and heartbreaks that were. I started pouring energy into my own goals, my own happiness, and my physical health. I started chasing my dreams. 

In 2025, I will focus on the person I am becoming, leaving behind those who walked away because they weren’t ready for the greatness I hold and the weight of my potential. I am walking into greatness, and will only allow people who align with the incredible future that God is building, only those who will honor and uplift me, as I power forward and up, knowing that the best is yet to come. Life is tiring enough, so let go of people who drain you.

In 2025 it is about aligning with the purpose God created me for, and all else will fall into place. I have poured into my own growth, my writings, the nights amidst years spent learning & developing the wellness courses that now has demand in other countries. I will not settle for crumbs, as I know I deserve that feast God has prepared. I will not be a person’s option, but her priority. Every step I took in 2024 is getting me closer to the career success, and life partner I deserve in 2025. 

Growth is sometimes uncomfortable and there are days I looked back and questioned myself and even God. But I know He is making my life a masterpiece and everything is unfolding as it should. Every time I chose myself, my health and taking the challenge in Shanghai; and walking away from what does not serve me anymore, I am building a foundation for a future so solid that no devil can shake. I am building a life that is precious and a character worthy of the best. The moment I believe this, the world will too.

In 2024 I have leveled up. No one can dim my light anymore. In 2025 I will rise and rise, thrive and the people who deserves me will meet me at my level with no compromise. The world needs the best version of me, not a watered down version. 

I know my journey isn’t meant for the faint hearted. My journey requires me to think out of the box, to leave my comfort zone and to overcome many fears that had limited me and others. In 2024 I had let go the old version of myself; one with many insecurities and doubts. Yes there was pain and disappointments in 2024. But I know what is more painful! Being stuck!  Stuck in a mindset that say I can’t, I'm not ready, I am inadequate; stuck in a job that has no growth nor fulfilment and doing nothing about it; stuck in habits that don’t serve you; stuck in a relationship that don’t honor you. I feel sorry for these people who stayed stuck and never progressing to what God meant them to be.

Pain after all isn’t the enemy but the greatest teacher I ever had. Every setback, every tear I shed in 2024 watered the seeds of a future so beautiful that it will leave others speechless. People who didn’t see your worth didn’t reject you, they rejected the reflection of themselves they saw in you, as you are the mirror showing the gaps in their own soul. They fear alternatives that contradict their current belief, prepared for everything except for the fact that beyond the darkness of their blindness there is a great light, a more rewarding path forward.

In 2025, new opportunities will avail, new people who matters will come into my life, there will be new success and new joy. I am destined for greatness no matter who stays or leaves. I am not just building my own future but lighting the way for others to rise as well. As you walk into 2025, may you inspire others. People watching me transform will think that if he can do it, so can I. 

I have been through storms that would have broken most souls, but I am still here, still standing and stronger than ever. I am now a force that is unbreakable. I have been forced  into the fire and now I am unshakable, unbowed, unbent.

In 2024 I found my own self. Start to own your greatness and the world will yield to you. The doors that I thought were locked are swinging open. Be inspired! In 2025 opportunities you never imagine will land on your lap. Those who left in 2024 didn’t leave me behind, they left themselves behind when they couldn’t match my energy and my passion. 

In 2025 I know I have everything inside me to build my own happiness, success and legacy. I only need the Lord to validate me, not even well meaning men. Yes going to church is good as then there is accountability in your life; but the repeated same messages on “grace” and “what you have in Christ “can be stale after a while. What I need is a prophetic voice to guide me daily in my life and my businesses. The voice of God and not the wisdom of men. 

No matter what happened in the past or in 2024, it doesn’t define you. The failures, the disappointments and the heartbreaks are ephemeral. It is just a mosquito bite. What defines you is the courage to rebuild, to shine brighter than ever before. Every ounce of energy I poured into my growth, I am rewriting my own stars, my own destiny. It has all been worth it. Amen. 

Your time has come, so make it count. Keep growing!. Keep chasing your dreams! Be the architect of your own success in 2025 and beyond. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!

# posted by Eleventh Hour @ 10:01 AM 0 comments

I have now been working in Shanghai for over a week. As I reflect on what I see, I can’t but notice that God had walked ahead to prepare for my stay here. The little details, the acute timing, the persons I were supposed to meet, all were carefully knitted by a Divine benevolent force to make this move happen. It can only be His hands that made it possible for me to be back in China, not as a worker but as an investor and medical professional. It was as sudden as accidentally walking into a manhole.

We all know how hard it is to get into the China market. Lots of money is needed and it takes time to set up a business here. I have been down that road before. But this time it was all set up and I just walked in. Never in my wildest dreams I saw that I could have a clinic set up for me in a hospital located at the Bund, yes right at the Bund. The products that I dare not dream of are now at my disposal. Products that I wrote about, taught about in my courses, but never dreamt will be in the clinics that God just plucked me out of the air and placed me there. Items like Gene therapy, totipotent stem cells, Peptides for weight loss, exosomes, detox. Whitening, NAD+, plasmapheresis, hyperbaric medicine,.eecp.etc.. All just in an instant. Literally!

Internally, unknown to me, but God was preparing me the past few years to take on this new challenge. I was asked to write courses for a university course on Stem cells, wellness, etc which prepared me for the task in Shanghai. It prepared me knowledge wise, image wise and I am working out how to conduct these courses in China.

The road ahead won’t be a bed of roses. There are always fear and uncertainty. But God is moved by our faith, not our abilities or fears. People do not reach their full potential that God has for them not because of lack of ability, but for fear of stepping out of their comfort zone.. They box themselves in. They make decisions out of fear.

As I navigate myself in this new role, in a new environment I realised there is still so much more for me to learn. What I know is so miniscule that it is humbling. Doubts do creep in. I fear that my Chinese language skills are inadequate. Am I really equipped for this? In the end, I believe via God’s leading I am a fertile and ready ground to birth new skills and repertoire into my career. I have to see myself as a glass half-filled, not half empty. God had opened this door for me to be more complete and all-rounded in my field of work. Everyday I wake up, I muster the courage for another day not to look stupid as there is so much I don’t know and am still learning. I have always been a pure medical marketeer, not a clinician.

It’s the same coin. Just whether I choose to see which side. One side paralyses me with fear. Fear that my skills are inadequate. The other side fuels my ambition to enlarge my tent as how Isaiah puts it (Isaiah54:2) and to elevate and upgrade myself gradually in social standing, financially and business wise. The only way is forward and not look back. I cannot let myself down. I cannot let God down.

# posted by Eleventh Hour @ 4:44 PM 0 comments

Life is full of twists and turns that makes it unpredictable and sometimes very painful.  I had a business in Malaysia and Guangzhou taken away from me. God is gradually restoring me, and with products of much higher technologies than previous.  I now have a clinic in KL and one in Shanghai which I am thankful to God for.

I had a relationship but it just vanished into thin air. Peoples’ hearts can change, only the Lord is steadfast and doesn’t change.

The truth is prioritize your life on Jesus and not material things or a person. People will disappoint you. God wont. Therefore set your minds on heavenly things rather than earthly things.

Esther in the Bible

We all know about the story of Queen Esther, a young Jewish woman living in the Persian diaspora who finds favour with the king, who becomes queen, and risks her life to save the Jewish people from destruction. Esther was not a choice to become queen. If Vasthi was obedient there would be no space for Esther to become queen.

In the biblical Book of Esther, Vashti appears only briefly. The first wife of King Ahasuerus, she refuses her husband’s summons to parade before his friends at a party and — after the king and his advisors hold an emergency consultation about her shocking insubordination — is banished from the king. This paves the way for the story of Esther becoming Queen.

The essence is that God always has a Plan B, and often Plan B may be better.

King David

Saul was chosen by God to be the first king of Israel. However, God rejected Saul because Saul rejected God. More specifically, Saul rejected God's word delivered by Samuel.

The Israelites wanted a king to lead them. Saul disappointed them but God had a Plan B. Because of the disappointment, God gave them a better man, David, a man after God’s heart. Even before God rejected Saul, He had been preparing David to take over from Saul.

As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.  Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbours—to one better than you. ²⁹ He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.” (1 Samuel 15:27-28) NIV.

New King James Version reads, “and the LORD has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour, David.” God literally took the throne away from Saul and gave it to David. God said  to “the one better than Saul”.

God’s Plan B

God’s hand is upon me as  I know, worship and enjoy Him. 

Thank you Lord for restoring my career. When men says it is over, that is when God takes over. Likewise, God will prepare a kingdom spouse better than the initial for me. Someone to do God's end-time work together; and be elevated financially, business-wise, socially and prosper together. I can’t do it alone.  God says two are better than one.

God always has a Plan B, and Plan B is often better to "make up" for the hurts and disappointments. That's why God ensures Plan B is always better. That is how much He loves me!

Praise God! Amen.

# posted by Eleventh Hour @ 6:36 PM 0 comments

There is a sense of ambivalence as I prepare my next trip to Shanghai from Dec 9- 26. The is a rush of excitement but also fear. Not just fear of business failure and the unknown, but the fear of leaving love ones behind even though periodically. There is pain in being away from my ailing parents even for a day. I may even leave behind potential relationships if the other person is not supportive of such a move. But I cannot be tied down or constrained to my current locality given the global calling for business and ministry.  

Abraham left his home in Ur, Mesopotamia because God commanded him to: Leave his country, Leave his extended family, Leave his father's household, and go to the land that God would show him. 

In the Bible's book of Genesis, God promised to bless Abraham and make his descendants a great nation that would occupy the land of Canaan. Abraham obeyed God's commands and set out from Haran with his wife Sarai, nephew Lot, and all their possessions. He was 75 years old when he departed. I am only 55 (but with no wife) but feel a similar call to move and occupy other lands and markets.

In an age of cheap and fast international travel my calling to move probably sounds less dramatic than it did to Abram. Abram didn't get to phone or fly back every now and then. These days there are WhatsApp and transfer of money is convenient. I can call back daily, even install CCTV at home which I have done and monitor my home from my phone. 

There will be opposition from well-meaning people with regards to my move to be partially based in a foreign country out of genuine concern. But Abram wasn't just promised blessings for himself; he was called to be a blessing to others.  "You shall be a blessing … In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Genesis 12:2-3). God intends me to be a river, a conduit of His blessings and not a reservoir, be it financially or spiritually. God has prepared me for decades. And certainly those who prayed for me, assisted me will share in these blessings. “Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward” (Matthew 10:41). Shall a future half enters my life, supporting me is supporting God’s work. I am not running away from any responsibilities or anything negative in Malaysia, just simply enlarging my arena of influence, my tent.  I have no intention to love  a lavish life, only a distinguished one.

Faith without works is dead. How do we clothe and feed the hungry? How do we help the destitute without resources?  How can ministries run without donors? The answer is it is our faith that leads to us to work as led by the Lord.

In the Bible, Jonah disobeyed God and refused to carry out an assignment. Jonah ran away from Nineveh instead of obeying God. So God sent a storm to punish Jonah for disobeying him. The people on Jonah's boat were afraid and threw Jonah overboard. Jonah was swallowed by a giant fish, but God eventually made the fish spit Jonah out on the beach. Then Jonah realized he had disobeyed God and prayed to promise obedience. I shall not be the next Jonah!

I believe true love always come through. Fears, doubts and confusion will eventually give way to true love. God open their hearts to see the simplicity and honesty in me. 

# posted by Eleventh Hour @ 9:48 PM 0 comments

他们不想要轰轰烈烈的爱情

他们想要的只是一段

没有欺骗

没有谎言平平淡淡的感情·

一个能够理解他

能够支持他

永远都不会离开他的女人

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What kind of love does a man desires?

He does not want a love with much drama

All he wants is a love with honesty and tranquil

A lady who understands and supports him

And will forever never leave him.

# posted by Eleventh Hour @ 8:48 PM 0 comments