Testimony - International Healing Evangelist

Childhood:

I was born in 1964 in a remote village of Punjab - Pakistan to my father Sharif Masih Khokhar and mother Sharifan Khokhar. 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 had never been to any school and I am the only child in family who attended school.

My mother passed away on 12th June 1989 and my father on 2nd December 2006. They were God loving wonderful Christians having great prayer life and I am the 4th generation Christian. .

While I was 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 - the biggest city of Pakistan.

We lived through very tough times and often we had no food at all. In our struggle to survive as a Christian family, we faced much discrimination.

Accepting Jesus and The Calling:

I received Water Baptism in June 1976 at the age of 12 in Arabian Ocean, with strong conviction.  Soon after accepting Jesus Christ as my personal Savior and Lord, different preachers started coming to my house telling me that God has spoken to them about me and God wants me into Christian Ministry. In my early childhood living in the worst kind of poverty, I had decided to become a BIG Businessman so I always rejected the idea of getting into Christian Ministry. After getting these messages I often thought that I shall earn lots of money through Business and I shall 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 Master of Business Administration (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 of God and once I said to a Pastor.. "why God keep sending you all people to tell me that He wants me to get into His ministry. Why doesn`t He listen to me, when I am saying I want to be a businessman and not a preacher. Why doesn`t God leave me alone and find somebody else ?" (Now, I am thankful to God that He did not do it even though I rejected God`s calling for over 22 years). 

I worked at different corporations and at four places I was dismissed by my Muslim employers because they wanted me to convert to Islam to continue my job.  I refused it facing pressures and offers of big money from my employers.  Finally, being disappointed of working for others and being pressured to convert to Islam, I started my own business.

I was doing fine with my business and made good progress until 7th May 1992 - this was one week before my wedding, when suddenly I suffered a huge 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 and my plans for my life.

From that point on, the next almost 7 years I tried everything in business. I tried different lines of businesses and I used to run around 16 - 18 hours a day in my quest of success in life but nothing worked out at any point. My every effort resulted in total failure. The more I tried the more I got into debt and troubles. My life turned out as total embarrassment and even my close friends did not want to associate with me.

God`s Persistence:

At the end of 1998 I searched on internet for prayer ministries and I sent my prayer request for success in business to few prayer ministries including one prayer network in California, USA..

My prayer request was that God would help me to become a successful businessman.

Few days later, I received an email from one lady sister Terri E. Hansen, who was part of that specific prayer network. In her email she wrote: "Salamat, you are on the wrong track. God doesn`t need your business. Why don`t you do what God wants you to do? " I did not answer this email and trashed it. Sister Terri Hansen and I never knew each other, never talked before, but, I knew what she was talking about.

After 40 days sister Terri Hansen sent me another email saying " Salamat, you are suffering a lot, isn`t this suffering enough for you? Do you want 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 Terri, 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? God will not let you run away and there is no other way out for you in life. God wants you in ministry. Surrender!"

My correspondance with Sister Terri was the final blow of God on my life which put me on my knees one night to repent for my stubbornness and I surrendered my life, my plans and accepted God`s calling of ministry.

Few years later, when I met sister Terri the 2nd time in real life, she said to others about me "I have never seen such a man of Faith in all my life"

(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 mean a lot for me as she is my spiritual mother. We miss her very much but, I am glad that she is in the best place with her Master). Glory to God.

Total Surrender and Ministry:

I surrendered myself for the ministry in early January 1999 after my correspondance with sister Terri E Hansen. After the exact completion of my 7 years period of trials and difficulties, God miraculously sent Brother James Bartie - A South African man of God (a white man with dutch descent), who layed hands and dedicated me and my wife Cecilia for the ministry on 8th May, 1999 . He prophesied great things for me including international healing, miracles and crusade ministry. I received the anointing of healing and miracles from God through the laying of hands by Brother James Bartie. He prophesied and said, "God says, Salamat I am taking fear out of you. People of Pakistan depend on foreignors to come and heal and bless them, but God says I am doing something new in Pakistan. I am raising a man in Pakistan who will go to the nations of the world and people will be healed and blessed". After he laid hands on me he again prophesied and said, "Salamat - you will be a great Crusades speaker."

(Brother James Bartie has passed away on 4th October, 2007. He is with the Lord. Both my friends .and mentors Sister Terri Hansen and Brother James Bartie have fought the good fight being on earth and now they are in the best place with our Savior and Master Lord Jesus Christ. Their impact and memories in my life  are inseparable part of my life, ministry and testimony.)

In the fall of 1999, Lord Jesus Christ appeared to me in an open vision and commanded to me, "The Head Seat in your ministry belongs to Me."  I love to follow His leading  and give glory to Him in everything that He does through me all over the world.

From that day God has put His Word in my mouth and He uses me as a noted Crusade speaker in Pakistan and abroad. God takes me around the world for His glory to proclaim His love and power.  God has given me clear vision and a burning desire of worldwide Revival with special burden for the Western World. This vision has been confirmed prophetically by several people internationally.  In 2006 God spoke through a prophet and he prophesied, "Bishop Salamat God needs you in Amarica.  You will not only visit America but you shall live here".  This prophecy has been confirmed by many others.

God has given me great favor with the authorities in Pakistan and the people as well and this is advancing the calling and Ministry of God through my life..

Church Planting:

We started Church Ministry by the name Grace Bible Church of Pakistan on 10th September, 2000 and since then we have planted 108 Congregations in Pakistan which I oversee.

Hebraic Roots of our Christian Faith:

Since March, 2007 God started speakiing to me that I am missing the necessary message (a Big piece of the puzzle) in my ministry.  I started asking God to reveal that Truth and give me the missing message.   God brought me to the understanding of Hebraic Roots of our Christian Faith and I have studied the message of Hebrew Roots under Brother Eddie Chumney - internationally renowned Hebraic Roots Teacher.  After learning this message, the same Bible that I had been reading since 2nd grade became a New Living Book of God of Israel carrying much depth that I never ever imagined.  I have been teaching the message of True Roots of our Christian faith as the true faith of the Prophets of God and the disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ - Yeshua HaMashiach - The Jewish Messiah. This message has given new depth and meaning to the message of Miraculous power of God especially in the End Times.   

God has prepared me with a special mandate to preach the message of Restoration, Gospel of The Kingdom and preparing the Bride of Christ - Yeshua as we can see in Malachi 4:4-6, Matthew 17:11, MattActs 15:16 and Revelation 22:17

Accomplishments and Responsibilities:

We have arranged crusades and conferences in Pakistan spreading the Good News of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ - Yahshua HaMashiach.   I was elected as the Founder/Chairman of All Pakistan Council of Churches   - This is an organization of Non-traditional/Evangelical/Independant churches in Pakistan  and is recognized by the Government of Pakistan. In the year 2002 I was ordained as Bishop (overseer) 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 projects.

In February, 2005 I was appointed as the Central Vice President of then Ruling Political Party of Pakistan . In this honorary political position I represented the religious minorities living in Pakistan.

In Pakistan , any non-Muslim person is part of Minorities. While almost 97 % population is Muslim, officially. I am also the President of Voice of Minorities Pakistan. This all is only because of God`s mighty hand over me.

I am in the process to set up Ministry base in United States to fulfil my calling to take the Gospel of the Kingdom to the Ends of the Earth!

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.

Glory be 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)