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Toni Becker, wife of semo.net’s founding-owner Brian Becker, has released a song from her upcoming CD, Storybook. The song, Duty Calls, is a tribute to the men and women of our military who have done so much to protect our country over the years and specifically since 9/11. Since posting the song on MySpace.com last week, she has been receiving emails and bulletins from soldiers all over the world thanking her for the message in the song.
If you know of someone in the military, consider sending them an email with the following link:
| http://myspace.com/ToniBecker |
to encourage them that you support their committment. By permission from Toni Becker, the song’s lyrics are posted below and you are welcome to forward those on as well.
Duty Calls
by Toni Becker and Brian Becker
They were high school sweethearts in Hometown, USA
David was a football star; Becky perfect in every way
Their love endured the college years, he proposed and she said yes
They walked out of that big brick church in a tux and wedding dress
Then the world turned a corner on a cold September morning
You see, David was a soldier…
Duty calls, I’m on my way
I’d stand between you and the enemy any day
Duty calls, I will defend
The honor of my nation, my family and friends…
Duty calls
This story is unfolding a thousand times a day
They may be different circumstances but the bottom line remains
They’re trading all their comfort for a bunker in the sand
Where they will risk their lives for the freedom of every man
Because the world turned a corner on a cold September morning
I hear the cry of a soldier…
Duty calls, I’m on my way
I’d stand between you and the enemy any day
Duty calls, I will defend
The honor of my nation, my family and friends…
Duty calls
My boots will fill the footsteps of the brave who’ve gone before
Their memory will remind me it’s a cause worth fighting for
This morning around 5:30-6:00am a breach occurred in the reservoir of Taum Sauk Lake Hydroelectric Plant causing flooding in the area and along the Black River in Reynolds County. Our semo.net Internet family includes many users, friends and relatives in the affected area and would like to supply the following links to help everyone stay updated on the situation.
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Attorney General Jay Nixon today announced that his office’s investigation into retail gasoline prices in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has led to legal action being taken against the owners of 10 gas stations, eight of which are in southeast Missouri. Nixon launched his investigation on Aug. 31, just two days after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Read the article…
Many lives have been affected by the recent disaster. If you would like to provide assistance, or send out your thoughts and prayers, the New Orleans tourism site NOLA.com has set up a message board called Reaching Out where members can post offers of assistance or words of encouragement to the victims.
The upcoming 2005 Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) commission will trim excess domestic base infrastructure, which is estimated at 25% too large and costs billions of dollars a year. Here is a detailed official list of US military installations in September 2002 which reveals that thousands of buildings and acres are leased. Read more…
With the growing popularity of fuel efficient cars like the hybrid, some states are beginning to worry that they won’t collect enough tax money through current gas taxes. To help compensate for this California is considering a “tax by the mile” that would tax you based on how much you drive. It has not been stated if the tax would be more or less than what Californians pay now.
The obvious drawback to this plan is it may discourage people from buying fuel efficient cars like the hybrid.
Religion that God accepts as pure and faultless is looking after orphans and widows in their distress — commentary by James, the brother of Jesus
We learned about Rev. Jeyanesan’s work in the war-ravaged District of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka when we met him in Israel in 1996. He quickly became our friend as we learned about his mission to care for the orphaned, deserted, malnourished children and widows in the area. Before the tsunami, he had over 2000 children under his care, 320 were orphans. Although much of what they had was destroyed by this disaster, their numbers have grown dramatically because of it; Rev. Jeyanesan is working hard to help each and everyone that comes to him.
Rev. Jeyanesan has risked his life daily to live in this place for 20 years, overseeing several orphanages, vocational training centers, widow empowerment programs, day care centers and several churches.
The “Sri Lanka Relief Fund” has been set up at First Community Bank of Poplar Bluff (account # 00174653) to support Rev. S. Jeyanesan’s ongoing work and ministry to the poor, orphans, and widows on the east coast of Sri Lanka. This is a great way to see the results of the money you donate.
You may also donate online with a credit card or PayPal account. Just click the following button and you will be directed to a donation which will be transferred into the bank account at First Community Bank. You do not have to have a PayPal account to donate this way, it does use PayPay’s engine, but there is a link that says “Don’t have a PayPal account” for just using your credit card.
Visit http://orphanage.org/stjohns/ for more information on St. John’s Orphanage or visit tonibecker.com for Rev. Jeyanesan’s updates on the current conditions and relief efforts in the region. For more information email Toni Becker at info@ToniBecker.com.
All funds collected will be sent directly to Rev. Jeyanesan on January 31 and again on February 28th.
semo.net is donating $1000 and we urge you to help out too!
Thank you,
Toni & Brian Becker
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