Train & GO
College of
Bible Engagement
The URstory SandBoxBible course is an immersive UofN training programme designed to transform how leaders facilitate scripture engagement.
Upcoming training.
Two courses and an outreach adventure for 2027: SandBoxBible facilitator training with a Garden Route outreach, the LaceUp youth conference, and a Botswana motorcycle outreach.
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22 to 26
March 2027
In person
SandBoxBible Facilitators Training: training week
Course 1, part 1 of 2
- One week of accredited UofN training: 1 UofN credit, or 3 UofN credits together with the Garden Route outreach.
- Housing: a B&B in Stilbaai, arranged for you.
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29 Mar to 9 Apr
2027
In person
SandBoxBible Facilitators Training: Garden Route outreach
Course 1, part 2 of 2
- Two weeks of outreach on the Garden Route: 2 outreach credits.
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29 Jun to 3 Jul
2027
In person
Youth Mobilisation Conference South Africa: LaceUp
Course 2 of 2
Young and old, mission-minded followers of Jesus: the nations are waiting.
- Cost: contact us.
- Followed straight away by the Botswana motorcycle outreach.
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4 to 31
July 2027
In person
Botswana motorcycle outreach
Outreach Adventure (of a lifetime!)
Ride with the URstory team into Botswana for a month of SandBoxBible outreach, starting right after LaceUp.
- You need an on-off road motorbike (250cc and up), a motorbike licence and a passport for Botswana.
- Cost: contact us.
On the road
Botswana, 2026
Botswana, 2026
Registration
Save your place.
Tell us who you are and which training interests you. We will email you a confirmation. Questions? Write to URstorysbb@gmail.com.
Prefer WhatsApp? +27 60 717 0429
The course.
Participants master a multi-modal approach that integrates Bible reading, Lectio Divina contemplative prayer, Sandplay therapy, and Transformation Prayer Ministry (TPM) emotional processing. Through hands-on practice with sand trays, figures, and symbolic objects, facilitators learn to translate complex biblical texts into visual, three-dimensional narrative spaces. The curriculum emphasizes non-directive facilitation techniques, teaching leaders to help individuals trace emotional triggers back to root lie-based beliefs, externalize unseen spiritual struggles, and receive Christ’s truth directly. Designed to transcend language, age, and cultural barriers, this course equips facilitators to cultivate safe, reflective environments where participants transition smoothly from intellectual study into deep, experiential spiritual growth and lasting personal transformation.
Who it’s for.
- Anyone leading a Bible study group
- Sunday school teachers
- Church planting leaders
The five steps.
- Telling of Bible Passage
- Lectio Divina Integration
- TPM & Immanuel Protocol
- Sandplay Assessment
- Synthesis Conversation
Why the course exists.
The purpose of this course is to equip leaders to facilitate deeper spiritual engagement and emotional processing through tactile biblical storytelling. By moving beyond traditional lectures, the method encourages participants to connect personally with Scripture, using visual placement to examine their emotions, discern truth, and listen for the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Ultimately, the course empowers facilitators to bridge language and cultural barriers, especially important for where YWAM is at going after unreached nations where there are no bibles, fostering meaningful faith dialogue, personal transformation, and spiritual reflection within their communities.
What you will be equipped to do.
To equip any person leading a Bible study group, Sunday school teachers and church planting leaders to facilitate interactive, tactile Bible storytelling using sand trays (or rice bowls in Asia) and wooden figures, guiding participants to process emotions, (emotions lead to what you actually believe) and engage deeply with Scripture, and experience personal spiritual transformation.
Part of the University of the Nations.
The SandBoxBible facilitator training counts as part of a credit for students pursuing degrees with the University of the Nations. SandBoxBible is part of the Bible Engagement Faculty team. BLE stands for the College of Bible Engagement in the University of the Nations.
Where the Word is needed most.
Oral communication is the primary, and often sole, form of communication for up to 80% of people worldwide. More than 1,200 language groups have never had one passage of the Bible in their mother tongue: over 100 million people without access to God’s Word.
“…how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?” Romans 10:14
Skills you will build.
Multi-Modal Integration
Seamlessly blending the Bible, contemplative prayer (Lectio Divina), non-verbal projection (Sandplay), and emotional processing (TPM and Immanuel prayer) into a single facilitation flow.
Tactile Storytelling & Visual Layout
Arranging physical figures, symbols, and sand trays to accurately and dynamically depict Biblical narratives.
Active Emotional Facilitation
Guiding participants through targeted reflection prompts to identify feelings, unpack underlying beliefs, and process personal reactions to Scripture.
Cross-Cultural Communication
Adapting narrative symbols and facilitation styles to bridge language, age, and cultural barriers effectively. The SandBoxBible wooden pieces are excellent for this.
Spiritual Discernment & Listening
Creating space for participants to distinguish core truth from personal assumptions while encouraging openness to the Holy Spirit.
Interactive Group Dynamics
Leading non-judgmental, participatory discussions that maintain narrative flow and keep diverse groups safely engaged.
Non-Directive Emotional Tracing
Guiding participants along emotional pathways to uncover underlying lie-based beliefs without offering answers, directing outcomes, or imposing personal interpretations.
Contemplative Atmosphere Hold
Managing group energy, silence, and pacing to transition participants fluidly from intellectual observation into prayerful listening and emotional vulnerability.
The heart of a facilitator.
Empathy
Listening deeply to participants’ emotional responses without judgment as they interact with the sand tray.
Humility
Stepping back as a facilitator to let the Holy Spirit and the story take center stage rather than driving the narrative oneself.
Patience
Allowing space for silence, slow reflection, and personal discovery as participants process feelings and Scripture at their own pace.
Authenticity
Engaging transparently with one’s own faith and emotional reactions, creating a safe environment for others to do the same.
Cultural Receptivity
Approach diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and symbols with honor, respect, and adaptability.
Recorded replays.
Every video from our YouTube channel, URstory Sandbox Bible. Press a video to watch it here, or search for a place or a topic.
129 videos, newest first.
8 September 2026
S2 E11 81 days summary including Tanzania URstory motorcycle trip
Visiting the Bushmen of Tanzania. This is a summary of our 81 days YWAM URstory missions SandBoxBible distribution and training…
13 May 2026
S2E10. Rwanda Uganda
Wow Rwanda 🇷🇼 is stunning with roads and speed traps! Ever green and amazing!! From Burundi Rwanda to Uganda and…
5 May 2026
S2E9 Burundi! Poorest in the world
3 May 2026
Day 31 S2E8 MUD & Fall
It took 9 hours to drive to our next point… averaging 37-45km per hour… Busted my petrol tank but we…
1 May 2026
S2E7 Leaving Zambia entering Tanzania
21 April 2026
S2E6 Zambia
Potholes, 100’s villages, no foreigners here… Massive open door to bring YWAM schools and outreaches here.
17 April 2026
S2E5 Sarah update
16 April 2026
S2E4 To Zambia border via Caprivi
11 April 2026
Africa Update 3 Botswana Namibië
5 April 2026
2nd AfricaTour update (end before Botswana border)
Accident of Sarah but all was well in the end
3 April 2026
Day 1 Africa Motorcycle 14 Nations tour
2 April 2026 finally arrived after 7 months of preparations. With extremely heavy loaded bikes (no recovery vehicle) we took…
25 January 2026
How to use SandBoxBible
SandBoxBible is a wooden box full of figures, and you should be able to tell any bible story with these…
4 December 2025
S1E8 “Die Hel” South Africa
We celebrated our introduction to the off-road riding course by COUNTRY TRAX, riding the very difficult 48km rocky pass into…
24 November 2025
Season 1 Episode 7 Country Trax Prep
Sarah and Rianni jouned BMW Country Trax inteoduction to off road.
5 November 2025
Season 1 Episode 5 Got our Bike License!
10 weeks, 5 lessons, from zero bike experience to “you passed” … riding home in gust wind and rain… We…
19 September 2025
Very first Slowkou Cup Award February 2025
We honour women who make significant contributions to our Stilbaai and Melkhoutfontein Community.
19 September 2025
Stillwaterkids Stilbaai
To volunteer is a privilege
19 September 2025
Flying high our kites at the river in Stilbaai
Nothing like flying big kites with kids on the beach
19 September 2025
Baking bread with Slowkou Stilbaai at Pain Africain
Learning to bake from the best! Fritz Schoon moved from Stellenbosch to Stilbaa,i and we learned how to break sourdough.
19 September 2025
JUKSKEI Stilbaai
It was fun throwing those sticks in the sand!
19 September 2025
Cycle 10km then swim in Stilbaai Harbour
Where else can you ride with family and then swim in the ocean… just like that!
19 September 2025
Catching ☀️ on SUP and Gourivier with SLOWKOU Stilbaai girls
Nothing like friends, sun, water, and SUP!
19 September 2025
Stand UP Paddle Stilbaai
Join Slowkou op die Goukou River SUP
19 September 2025
Reading the whole Book! alongside the BibleProject
Sarah did her Master's in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship and has a BA in Biblical Studies. We get together on…
19 September 2025
SLOWKOU woman Stilbaai
Coffee, Swim, Jump into the ocean… bike and bicycle… we do it all!
19 September 2025
Hunting sparkles in the River of Stilbaai Ocean
It is amazing when it glitters in the water at night!
19 September 2025
Climbing sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty Riversdale Elevation: 1,343 meters (4,406 feet)
10 September 2025
S1S5 Rianni’s first N2 ride
It was Rianni’s first time to ride N2 Well done 🥳
31 August 2025
Wine & Clay with Anthony Noble Slowkou Stilbaai
“Go to the Potters house and there I will speak to you” Slowkou Stilbaai had a lovely afternoon with a…
26 August 2025
Season 1 Episode 4 Rianni got to practice long distance
As a brand-new biker, Rianni is catching up fast!
22 August 2025
Season1 Episode 3 Africa We got a bike
This bike came as a big surprise. We are both getting better at driving. Sarah had to drive the bike…
13 August 2025
Season 1 Episode 2 Our second Bike lesson by Giel
We had no idea who would teach us. We said, "What is the next step?" Let's get a date to…
5 August 2025
SandBoxBible PROMO 2019 URstory.co.za
By now, these figures are coloured in, and boxes have been sent to 27 nations. Easy to carry in a…
4 August 2025
Season 1 Episode 1 Learning to ride Motorcycle first time
Season 1 Episode 1… Follow us as we learn to ride motorcycles so that we can drive from Stilbaai to…
16 July 2025
Video Newsletter July 2025s
Sarah video news for 2025
28 June 2025
State of the World The Task Remaining
Together we can change this…
22 April 2025
URstory Melkhoutfontein
Volunteering at Kwikkies each month, telling stories to these beautiful people
22 April 2025
Behind the scene at sandboxbible
We are a group of woman in Stilbaai that come together for inductive bible study.
21 April 2025
Moses and the Burning Bush in Makuwa
Exodus 3:1-12 Moses and the Bush
11 February 2025
Cain and Abel Genesis 4:1-13 Makuwa (S3)
The story of Cain and Abel in the Makuwa language (N. Mozambique)
7 February 2025
Behind the scene creating stopmotion bible
13 November 2023
URstory outreach 3/3 update Oct 2023 Nepal
Third 60seconds update 3/3
13 November 2023
URstory outreach Nepal 2nd update Oct 2023
2/3 Update Outreach to Nepal 2023
13 November 2023
URstory Outreach Nepal Oct 2023 1st update
60 seconds update 1/3 Nepal Taking RiceBoxBibles in
12 August 2022
Makhuwa Language Gen3:1-19 Mozambique
Makhuwa SandboxBible stories Gen3:1-19 Mozambique
27 June 2022
The Tabernacle Prayer Practice
7 practices for entering God’s presence The Tabernacle as pattern to commune with God. Three sections The Outer Court called…
31 May 2022
Makhuwa Language Genesis 22:1-18 in color Isaac
Bible Makhuwa Mozambique language Isaac and Abraham Genesis 22:1-18
9 May 2022
Makhuwa Genesis 22:1-18 Abraham Offer Isaac
Makhuwa Language Bible stories SandBox Bible
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Questions? URstorysbb@gmail.com