Author · Speaker · Minister · Spiritual Mentor
Encounter His love.Walk in freedom.Rise into your calling.
Maria Sainz is an author, speaker, ordained minister and spiritual mentor helping people move beyond fear, broken identity and spiritual bondage into healing, maturity and purpose through Jesus Christ.
- Author of Miracles Still Happen
- Co-Founder of Red Seal Ministries
- Ordained Christian Minister
- Decades of Bible Teaching and Mentorship
- Based in San Diego, California
There are moments that divide life into before and after.
Maria's journey includes years of searching for identity, a radical encounter with the love of God and a battle with breast cancer that carried her from fear into faith — and ultimately to a healing breakthrough during a mission in Brazil.
Healing, freedom, identity and activation — one thread.
Four pillars carry the whole message. Every talk, every mentoring conversation, every page returns to these.
Healing
Encountering the love and power of Jesus in places where pain, fear and disappointment have taken root.
Read about Healing02Freedom
Recognizing spiritual bondage, destructive agreements and patterns that keep people from walking fully with God.
Read about Freedom03Identity
Moving from performance, appearance and approval into the security of being known, loved and marked by God.
Read about Identity04Activation
Developing spiritual maturity, discerning spiritual gifts and carrying the love and power of Christ into everyday assignments.
Read about Activation
Miracles Still Happen.
A personal testimony of faith, perseverance and the God who still meets people in impossible places.
Maria shares her journey through breast cancer, the promises that sustained her and the healing breakthrough she experienced during a mission in Brazil.
Speaking topics
Six talks, one message — walked before it was preached.
Miracles Still Happen
Faith in the Middle of the Fight
From Performance to Identity
Breaking Free From the Need to Be Seen, Approved and Perfect
Freedom Is a Formation
Why Deliverance Must Lead to Discipleship and Maturity
Marked by His Love
Identity, Covenant and the Seal of the Holy Spirit
Love Triumphs Over Fear
Walking With Courage in an Age of Anxiety
Activated With Wisdom
Developing Spiritual Gifts With Character and Accountability
A life side by side.
Maria travels and ministers alongside her husband Rick — partners in marriage, in ministry, and in the everyday moments that shape both.
Impartation may begin a journey. Discipleship builds a life.
Maria's mentorship is a long-obedience commitment to identity, character, spiritual maturity and responsible activation — the kind of formation that outlasts a conference moment and shapes a life.
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Identity — knowing who you are before God before you carry His name.
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Character — the interior work that keeps public ministry from becoming performance.
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Spiritual maturity — moving from milk to solid food, from hunger to stewardship.
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Responsible activation — carrying gifts with accountability, not applause.
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Long-term discipleship — walking with people beyond the breakthrough.
Bring Maria to your church, conference or gathering
From Sunday pulpits to healing nights and women's conferences — Maria brings a message of hope, healing and spiritual freedom rooted in Scripture.
Testimonies of encounter, healing and formation.
Approved testimonies from those Maria has walked with will be published here as consent is received and stories are edited with care.
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Individual experiences vary. Testimonies are shared for religious and inspirational purposes and do not guarantee similar outcomes.
Watch, listen and read.
A curated collection of Maria's testimony film, worship, teachings and interviews — updated as new pieces are approved for release.
Magnificent King
Maria Sainz — a testimony of healing
A word from Maria — short
Free journey
MARKED
A Seven-Day Journey Into Identity, Freedom and Calling
Seven short reflections rooted in Scripture — a quiet on-ramp for anyone hungry to encounter the Father's love and walk with courage.
The ministry
Red Seal Ministries
Maria and her husband, Rick, are the pastors and founders of Red Seal Ministries, an apostolic equipping community in San Diego devoted to healing, freedom, spiritual maturity and activating believers into their God-given assignments.
Maria's personal platform (this site) is distinct from Red Seal Ministries, the church and equipping community she leads with Rick.
Bring a message of healing, freedom and mature faith to your community.
Whether it is a Sunday morning, a conference stage, a leaders' cohort or an intimate gathering — Maria comes with the message she has walked.