Sozo History

In 1997 Randy Clark, a healing evangelist, held meetings at Bethel Church. Pastor Clark sent training to Bethel in advance to teach the congregation how to be prayer servants. A small portion of that training was a model of “deliverance” from Argentina. Our first tool “The Four Doors” was introduced to us during that training.

 

Dawna DeSilva, the leader and founder of the Sozo Ministry, attended this training at Bethel. Afterward, Dawna began to use the concept of “The Four Doors” when they prayed for people. Seeing a miraculous difference in people’s level of freedom, the “Sozo Ministry” was birthed. As the Sozo Ministry developed, the Lord introduced other tools that have aided in people being healed and released from the wounds and lies the enemy used in their past.

 

In 1998 other churches and organizations requested the Sozo Ministry to share what God had started. Thus, the Sozo Ministry started traveling to train and equip other churches and organizations to start their own Sozo Ministry. We have traveled international and to numerous states for this training and equipping.

 

Bethel’s sozo team ministers to an average of 12 individuals per week. This includes those who attend Bethel as well as those who attend other churches in the area. Individuals have been coming from other locations in California as well as other states and foreign countries to attain the ministry at Bethel.