Dr. A R Hashmat
One can only experience the conviction and power of Holy Spirit, once they receive Baptism of Holy Spirit. God’s desire for his people is to convict through Holy Spirit, in order to lead in mission, when we receive the Holy Spirit we become The witness and the witness gives testimony.
In 63 years of my life I have witnessed the power of Spirit in Deeper and mighty way. Before I can be a living testimony, I Have seen the intervention of Holy Spirit through dreams,Visions, and manifestation of Holy Spirit and baptism of Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit led me to discover his amazing plans Through different experiences and it all started. In 1992 I saw a dream when I was a student of 10th grade and in summer vacation and I saw that I am trampling snakes and scorpions but at that Moment I didn’t understand but later in my ministry I had So many experiences of trampling the Satan under my feet. In 1981 when I was working as Assistant Lab Technician in IRRIGATION PROJECT in Kirkuk, city in Iraq and I was doing test of soil in the laboratory and suddenly my eyes got opened and I Found myself in England. I really got terrified that how can I be in England at the same time and later it Fulfilled in 1987-88 when God took me to Bible College in England to fulfill that Spiritual experience. In IBTI Bible College England, The process of conviction continued there as well and God spoke to me the moment I was about to end my Bible college. I heard ‘GO TO PESHAWAR AND BUILD a Church’ On faith I came in a village in Peshawar in Response to the voice of Holy Spirit. In that village there were only few Christian families and I started ministry in my own family. One night I was asleep and I saw a dream of A place which was like a ditch and God said that this is the Place where I am going to build a Church. That dream was the fulfilled on 6 September 1997. This walk of faith was Started from my childhood and continued in my youth While believing in the dreams and visions and conviction of Holy Spirit I kept on moving forward and this place become Jerusalem for me to reach the unreached people and build His Church.
We are grateful to our Heavenly Father for His invaluable favor, which has enabled us to fulfill the call for this country, specifically Peshawar. I started my church in 1989 and joined Assemblies of God Pakistan. The journey of AOG Peshawar has started from Zero and it multiplied in doubles. I have established over 40+ churches in my ministerial life. We believe and have firm faith in the vision that God have given Us, it will multiply and the mission of the God will be fulfilled. I was able to establish Agape Trust as a non-profit organization in 2006, with a mission to work historically in KPK (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and also to develop church communities.