08/09/2026
WHAT GOD DOES WHEN WE COME TOGETHER! 🙌🏾🔥
What a joyful, powerful, and unforgettable day! This year marked the 4th Annual Strong Castle Outreach Back to School Giveaway, and I can honestly say that this year was different. For our fourth year, we made a decision to collaborate with everyone—organizations, businesses, agencies, law enforcement, universities, community leaders, volunteers, and individuals—because we believe that when people come together with one heart and one purpose, something greater happens. And let me tell you, GOD DID NOT DISAPPOINT!
We were honored to partner with so many incredible organizations and community partners, including our very own Lupita Bayona with Fort Worth Police Department she works hard to bring the community together and we are thankful to God for her and her Citizens On Patrol (Code Blue) team, Jewel's Comfort Keeper Incorporated Strengthening Families Inc Brighter Outlook Inc Family Auto, Black Coffee and so many others who came alongside us to make this year’s event possible. Every organization brought something different to the table, but together we created something that was bigger than any one organization. That is what community is supposed to look like.
This year, we were also incredibly blessed to host our Back to School Giveaway at Texas Wesleyan University . We want to extend our sincere gratitude to Texas Wesleyan University for their incredible hospitality and for opening their doors to our community. We also want to give a special thank-you to the Texas Wesleyan University football team, who came out and served alongside us. Your willingness to give your time, energy, and strength to help others truly made a difference.
As I look at this fourth year of the Strong Castle Outreach Back to School Giveaway, I can’t help but see the hand of God in it. Four years ago, this was simply a vision to help children and families prepare for another school year. Today, that vision continues to grow, expand, and bring more people to the table. What started as an event has become a platform for collaboration, connection, service, and community impact.
I truly believe this fourth year represents a new season for Strong Castle Outreach. There are partnerships that God is aligning, relationships that He is establishing, doors that He is preparing to open, and opportunities for impact that are greater than what we have experienced before. Sometimes God gives you a glimpse of the future through what He allows you to experience in the present, and I believe this year’s giveaway was a glimpse of what is to come.
When so many people come together for a common purpose, there is something special that happens. Organizations become connected. Resources are multiplied. Relationships are strengthened. Families are encouraged. Children are reminded that their community believes in them. And most importantly, hope is restored.
This wasn’t just a Back to School Giveaway. It was a demonstration of what can happen when we choose collaboration over competition, service over recognition, and purpose over position. It was a reminder that we are stronger together and that we can accomplish so much more when we stop asking, “What can I do by myself?” and start asking, “What can we accomplish together?”
To every partner, sponsor, volunteer, officer, athlete, organization, business, university, staff member, supporter, and community member who helped make our 4th Annual Back to School Giveaway possible—THANK YOU! Your presence mattered. Your service mattered. Your generosity mattered. And your willingness to stand with us mattered.
The Word of God says, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” — Psalm 133:1 (KJV).
That scripture perfectly captures what we witnessed this year. Unity. Partnership. Service. Purpose. Community. Kingdom impact.
Four years down, and I believe we are only getting started. The vision is growing, the relationships are expanding, and the assignment is becoming greater. We are believing God for more partners, more resources, more opportunities, more families reached, more children encouraged, and greater impact throughout our community.
The seed has been planted. The foundation has been laid. The relationships are being established. And I believe the harvest is coming.
This is Strong Castle Outreach.
This is community. This is service. This is purpose. This is Kingdom impact. And I believe the best is still ahead.
GREATER IS COMING! 🙏🏾🔥
