Curious, he yells: "Who are you?" He receives the 
						answer: "Who are you?" Angered at the response, he 
						screams: "Jerk!" He receives the answer: "Jerk!" He 
						looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?" 
						The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention." And 
						then he screams to the canyon: "I like you!" The voice 
						answers: "I like you!" Again the man screams: "You are 
						amazing!" The voice answers: "You are amazing!" The boy 
						is surprised, but does not understand. 
						
						Then the father explains: "People call this an ECHO, but 
						really this is a picture of LIFE. It gives you back 
						everything you say or do. Our life is simply a 
						reflection of our actions. If you want more love, you 
						have to give away more love. If you want more 
						encouragement, give more encouragement to others. This 
						relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of 
						life; life will give you back everything you have given 
						to it. 
						
						This is also the harvest principle. October marks the 
						time of year when farmers will reap what they have sown 
						months earlier. And, it is the same principle that 
						drives our Harvest of Talents ministries. 
						
						Every October, countless individuals bring items they 
						have crafted, baked, constructed and or created to our 
						Harvest event and donate it to help minister together 
						for World Hunger.
						
						Our Harvest of Talents has become a true “community 
						event” for so many; an opportunity for people of all 
						backgrounds to come together in a single cause to help 
						feed the hungry of our world. 
						In the past 28 years, the monies collected by this 
						festival has been used for food and medicine for hungry 
						and hurting people who have been through a natural 
						disaster all over our planet. Every dollar and every 
						cent collected during this event will be given to 
						International Disaster Emergency Services (IDES) and 
						distributed through their agency. IDES is a Christian 
						benevolent organization whose reputation in disaster 
						situations has been above reproach and we are blessed to 
						join them in shared ministry.