Let the Pictures Speak !
Testimony - International Healing Evangelist
Childhood:
I was born in 1964 at a remote village of Punjab - Pakistan . My father was a farmer (agricultural laborer) for Muslim landlords. I am part of a big family, as I have 6 sisters and I am the only son in my family. My parents never been to any school and I am the only child in family who attended school.
My mother passed away in 1989 and my father in December 2006. They were God fearing wonderful Christian having great prayer life.
While I was just about 8 - 9 years old, my father became totally blind, so the Muslim landlords dismissed him from his work. There had been no provisions or resources for us to survive in that village. So my family moved to Karachi , which is the biggest city of Pakistan.
We had a very tough time and several times we had no food at all and in our struggle to survive faced much discrimination.
Accepting Jesus and Calling:
I received Water Baptism in the year 1976 at the age of 12, with strong conviction and soon after accepting Jesus Christ as my personal Savior and Lord, different preachers started coming to my house telling me that God wants me into ministry. In my early childhood I had decided to become a BIG businessman so I always rejected the idea of getting into ministry. After getting these messages I often thought that I shall earn lot of money and will contribute to God's work through supporting ministries and poor people.
Education and Struggles:
Despite of great struggle for survival in Karachi, I completed my MBA degree with Marketing major to fulfil my obsession of becoming a big businessman. Even during these years various preachers asked me to accept the calling of ministry, as this is the will of God for my life. I had never been willing to accept this proposal and once I said.. "why God keep sending you all people to tell me that He wants me to get into His ministry and why doesn't He listen when I am saying that I want to be a businessman and not a preacher. Why doesn't He leave me alone and find somebody else. ?" (Now, I am thankful to God that He did not do it).
I worked at different corporations and at four places, I was dismissed because I refused to accept Islam despite facing all kind of pressures and charms from my employers. Finally, being disappointed of working for others, I started my own business.
I was doing fine with my business and made good progress until 7th May 1992 - one week before my wedding, when suddenly I suffered a great loss and my business was destroyed totally. There had been no reason for that loss and I could feel some supernatural intervention in my business.
For the next almost 7 years I tried everything in business. I changed several lines of businesses and I used to run around 16 - 18 hours a day in my quest of success. But nothing worked out at any point. My every effort resulted in a total failure. My life turned out as total embarrassment and even my close friends did not want to be associated with me.
God's Persistence:
At the end of December, 1998 I searched on internet for prayer ministries and I sent my prayer request to several prayer ministries including International Prayer Network in USA .
My prayer request was that God would help me in my business.
Few days later, I received an email from one lady sister Terri E. Hansen, who was part of International Prayer Network. In her email she wrote: "Salamat, you are on the wrong track. Why don't you do what God wants you to do? " I did not answer this email and trashed it. We never knew each other, never talked before, but, I knew what she was talking about.
After 40 days sister Terri E. Hansen wrote to me another email saying " Salamat, you are suffering a lot, isn't that suffering enough for you? Do you wants to go deeper into your troubles? Why don't 
you accept the will of God for your life and do what God wants you to do?." This time I replied to her and asked, "sister, what are you trying to tell me?
Her answer was, "Salamat don't be ignorant. Don't you know that God has been calling you for His ministry for over 22 years?
(On 18th July, 2003 in her early 40's Sister Terri E. Hansen, the wonderful servant of God went to be with the Lord. She meant a lot for me. I regard her as my spiritual mother. We miss her very much but, I am glad that she is in the best place).
Total Surrender and Ministry:
I surrendered myself for the ministry in the early 1999.
After the completion of my 7 years period of trials and difficulties, God sent Brother James Bartie - A South African man of God, who dedicated me and my wife Cecilia for the ministry on 8th May, 1999 . He prophesied great things for me including international healing and miracles ministry. I received the anointing of healing and miracles from God through the laying on of hands of Brother James Bartie. He prophesied and said, "God says, I am taking fear out of you. People of Pakistan depend on white skinned foreignors that they would come and heal them and bless them, but God says I am doing something new in Pakistan. I am raising a man in Pakistan who will go to other nations of the world and people would be healed and blessed. He said, Salamat - you will be a great Crusades speaker."
From that day God has put His Word in my mouth and I am regarded as a noted Crusade speaker in Pakistan and abroad. God takes me around the world for His glory to proclaim the His love and power. I travel 5 - 6 times a year to United States of America . God has given me great favor with the authorities and the people as well.
I started and was running this ministry without any kind of financial support from anywhere… then God arranged my meeting with my friend and brother Paul Bryant, who told me that God has spoken to him about supporting me financially. One of his greatest contribution in this ministry is that I was convinced to work as an Evangelist only.. But after we met, Brother Paul Bryant told me that he has seen me as a potential Church Planter and mentor.
Church Planting:
I started Church Ministry by the name Grace Bible Church of Pakistan on 10th September, 2000 and since then we have planted 104 Churches in Pakistan .
Accomplishments and Responsibilities:
We also arranged the most successful and organized Christian event in Pakistan "Karachi Conference of Revival & Evangelism" along with Sammy Tippit Ministries , USA . February, 2001. People of Pakistan still remember the impact this event has on the local Christianity. We had over 5000 pastors and lay leaders attend this event. After this event we were awarded "Best Crusades Organizers in Pakistan " by the Minority wing of Pakistan Peoples Party. In the year, 2001, I was elected as the Founder/Chairman of All Pakistan Council of Churches (a representative body of Evangelical Churches and it has no connection with World Council of Churches or any other such organization. My position is recognized by the Government of Pakistan) and in year 2002 I was ordained as Bishop of Grace Bible Church of Pakistan - a non denominational ministry.
I am known as the representative and spokesman of Evangelical Churches in Pakistan . We have also started Grace Bible Institute of Pakistan in August, 2003 and literacy project
In February, 2005 I have been appointed as the Central Vice President of the Ruling Political Party of Pakistan . In this honorary political position I represent the religious minorities including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsees, Buddhists, Bheels, Kohlis, Marwaries and other indigenous people groups living in Pakistan.
In Pakistan , any non-Muslim person is part of Minorities. While almost 97 % population is Muslim. I am also the President of Voice of Minorities Pakistan.
There had been a time in my life when I refused to work for the ministry of Lord Jesus Christ. But, now I know that there could be no bigger honor than to serve the King of kings. I can not thank Him enought for His Grace and Mercy who chose me to serve in His Harvest. We are seeking volunteer help from Christian brothers and sisters all over the world to spread Good News of the power and love of God through our Lord Jesus Christ with our ministry.
Glory to God.
Bishop Salamat Khokhar
Founder and Chairman
- Bishop Salamat Khokhar Ministries
- Grace Bible Church of Pakistan
- All Pakistan Council of Churches
- Grace Bible Institute of Pakistan
- Voice of Minorities Pakistan (President)
Sylvester Khokhar
Sylvia Khokhar
Carol Khokhar
Christina Khokhar 
