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Hello friends,

It's been a long journey, and being able to share my thoughts, experiences and writing with my friends at Between the Bars has made a difficult chapter of my life so much easier to endure. In an essay I shared many years ago, entitled "How to deal with the pain and loneliness of Prison," I mentioned that "Loneliness was not simply a matter of feeling alone, but rather feeling as though no one cared what you were doing through." Well, over the years I've received comments from all around the world, and many times they came as a bright torch that chased away the darkness. Thank you for caring, and thank you for making a difference in my life.

When my request to take part in the Prison Writing Platform was accepted by the M.I.T."s Center for Civic Media. I wrote, in one of my first post's, that "I look forward to when this 'sentence' ends and a new chapter begins. And I still believe in happy endings!" Well, by the grace of God, this journey will be over in just a few months (TRD 7/25/2021), and a new chapter is about to begin.

There came a time in the lives of every one of us who found ourselves "behind the razor wire," when the gavel fell, and we were "given time."
Although sentences varied, what we all had in common was the fact that we were "given" time. What we did with that time would determine not only the quality of our lives, but that of everyone we came into contact with. Although far from complete, below is a list of the kinds of things I've been doing while trying to "redeem the time" while behind the razor wire. (Along with the awards, certifications and diplomas)

However, far more rewarding for me, when I look back upon my time spent at the University of Adversity, are not the certificates or diplomas, but the opportunities I've had to have a positive impact on some of the men I've come into contact with. No words can describe the feeling of watching men walk across a stage clutching a GED as if it were a lifetime pass to Disneyland. Or forming a Gavel Club (Toastmasters international), and helping men achieve their goals as competent leaders and communicators.

I was already 46 years old when I began my journey behind the razor wire, so I had countless opportunities to reach out, as a mentor, to men who might have just needed a nudge in the right direction, or a different perspective to set them on a positive path. I call it GPS. God's Positioning System, and I can look back with satisfaction at those occasions in which lives were changes when our paths had crossed.
Like pebbles in a pond whose ripples reach to distant shores, they remind me that my journey has not been in vain.

Mentors 2 Men
Mentorship Program
12/12/16

Faith and CHARACTER BASED PROGRAM
Okeechobee, C.I., Dec 22, 2017
1,220 hours and a total of 4 quarters of class studies, projects, and activities in the Faith and Character Based Program. The Completion represents a focused effort by the participant over one year to prepare for a successful re-entry into free society.

Courses completed:
-21 Irrefutable Laws of leadership
-Houses of Healing
--7 Habits if Highly Successful People
-Developing Business Concepts
-Credit and Debt
-Personal Finance
-Employability
-Journaling
-Quest
-Life Mapping
-Beyond Anger
-Victims Impact

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-From the Inside Out
-Inside Out Dad

FLORIDA READY TO WORK PROGRAM
Gold Credential
www.Floridareadytowork.com

STATE OF FLORIDA
Diversified Career Technology
3/11/16

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Substance Abuse and Treatment Services
Therapeutic Community (T.C. Program)
South Bay C.V.
5/25/16

INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
A+ Certification Prep
Windows-Linux-Troubleshooting Theory-
Systems Administrtion-Hardware-Software
4/20/18

INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
Ice House Entrepreneurship Program
The Power of Choose-Recognizing Opportunities-Ideas into Action
Pursuit of Knowledge-Creating Wealth-Building Your Brand
Creating Community-The Power of Persistence
Personal Vison Staement
6/28/18

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Civics Education Enhancement Program
Dr. Marshall DeRosa
Spring 2018

GAVEL CLUB
(Toastmaster's International)
Competent Communicator 4/11/2018
Competent Leadership 4/1/1/2018
Positions held:
V.P. Education
Parliamentarian

EXCHANGE 4 CHANGE PROGRAM
www.exchange-for-change.org

Creative Writing
Andrew Boryga
Fall 2018

Best of Commencement Speeches
Kathy Klarreich
Fall 2019

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Poetry Exchange
George Franklin (so?)
date

Song Writing
Justina Shandler
Spring 2019

Journalism
Henry Younger
Summer 2019

COLLEGE GUILD
Creative Writing Courses
P.O. Box 6448
Brunswick, Me. 64011

GULF COAST BIBLE COLLEGE
Ft. Walton Beach, Fl

GRADUATE OF THEOLOGY
Diploma and Transcripts

BACHELORS OF BIBLICAL STUDY
Diplomas and Transcripts

MASTERS IN BIBLICAL STUDY
Transcripts for coursework
Thesis pending

CROSS ROADS BIBLE INSTITUTE
P.O. Box 900
Grand Rapids, Mich. 49509
Advanced Studies

GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
Prison Ministries Program
1211 So. Glenstone Ave.
Springfield, Mo. 065804
www.globaluniversity.edu
11//3/2020

Rock of Ages Prison Ministry
Cleveland, Ohio
Transcripts
3/9/11

Salvation Army Bible Correspondence Course
(also advanced courses)
1424 NE Expressway
Atlanta, Ga. 36329

AMERICAN BIBLE ACADEMY
P.O. Box 1490
Joplin, Mo. 64802

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EXODUS BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
4243 34th St.
Lubbock, Texas 79410
Transcripts
2/21/18

FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
Liberty Theological SeSurvey of Bible Doctrines
Spring 2013

I'm including a copy of a speech that was scheduled for a TEDx Talk while I was at Everglades C.I.'s Incentivized Camp. Unfortunately, it was cancelled due to the pandemic. Also, an overview of The New Genesis Transition Project, a 501(c)3 that I have been fine tuning since 2008, and pray may be able to have a positive impact the lives of "returning citizens" and society itself.

Until next time, keep loving life and laughing often... The best is yet to come?

Gary S. Field
DC #M05398
Martin C.I.
Indiantown, Fl
34956
5/19/2021

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MENTOR'S 2 MEN
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
G. Fields
IS HEREBY RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED THIS CERTIFICATE FOR A SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM
Kevin Stafford
Institution Okeechobee
Date 12-12-16
"WE AS MEN, TAKE ON THE RESPONSBILITY TO SAVE THE MAN IN THAT CHILD. AFFORDING ONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP ONES TRUE PURPOSE AND THE POWER TO ACT UPON IT. BEING A LEADER AND CREATING OTHERS, TO HELP SUPPLY WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE TO OUR FUTURE."

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION
Presented to
Gary Field
On this Day, December 22, 2017
For completion of 1,220 hours and a total of 4 quarters of class studies, projects, and activities in the Faith and Character Based Program.
This Completion represents a focused effort by the participant over one year to prepare for a successful re-entry into free society.
Mr. R Conner, Assistant Warden of Programs Ms. Murray F.C.B. Program Supervisor

Has successfully mastered the following mandatory precepts of the Faith and Character Based Program offered at Okeechobee Correctional Intuition
Journaling Victim Impact
Life Mapping From the Inside Out
7 Habits of Highly Effective People Beyond Anger
Inside Out Dads Credit and Debt
Personal Finance Quest
Houses of Healing Employability

Certification of Completion
Presented to
Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
June 28, 2017
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
UNABLE TO TRANSCRIBE

Certification of Completion
Presented to
Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
March 12, 2017

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
Developing Business Concepts
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
September 21, 2017
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
Credit and Debt Management
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
August 14, 2017
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
Personal Finance
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
Employability
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
September 18, 2017
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Fields
For successfully completing the required learning outcomes of
Quest
December 05, 2016
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
Life Mapping
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
May 22, 2017
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
Beyond Anger
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
April 24, 2017
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Field
For successfully completing the requirements of
Victim Impact
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
May 23, 2017
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Fields
For successfully completing the required learning outcomes of
From The Inside Out
December 13, 2016
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Certification of Completion
Presented to Gary Fields
For successfully completing the required learning outcomes of
Inside Out Dads
December 07, 2016
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Faith and Character Based Program
Ms. K. Murray, FCB Program Supervisor Chaplain T. Bevis Asst. FCB Program Supervisor

Electronic Credential
Florida Ready to Work
Gold Credential
The State of Florida recognizes
FIELD GARY
for having demonstrated career readiness in
Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information
July 29, 2010
Charlie Crist, Governor
State of Florida

Gold Florida Ready to Work Credential
Florida Ready to Work is based on WorkKeys, a national workforce development system that provides a direct comparison of the skills an individual possesses with the skills needed to perform a job. The holder of this credential has a Gold Credential which indicates the achievement of career readiness skills at a level required by 90% of all jobs profiled nationally through the WorkKeys system. The holder of this credential has mastered all the related skills leading up to and including:

Applied Mathematics
Skills for Level 6
-Use fractions, negative numbers, ratios, percentages, or mixed numbers
-Rearrange a formula before solving a problem
-Use two formulas to change from one unit in one system of measurement to a unit in another system measurement
-Find mistakes in items that belong at Levels 3, 4, and 5
-Find the best deal and use the result for another calculation
-Find areas of basic shapes when it may be necessary to rearrange the formula, convert units of measurements in the calculations, or use the result in further calculations
-Find the volume of rectangular solids
-Calculate multiple rates

Locating Information
Skills for Level 5
-Sort through distracting information
-Summarize information from one or more detailed graphics
-Identify trends shown in one or more detailed or complicated graphics
-Compare information and trends from one or more complicated graphics

Reading for Information
Skills for Level 5
-Figure out the correct meaning of a word based on how the word is used
-Identify the correct meaning of an acronym that is defined in the document
-Identify the paraphrased definitions of a technical term or jargon that is defined in the document
-Apply technical terms and jargon and relate them to stated situations
-Apply straightforward instructions to a new situation that is similar to the one described in the material
-Apply complex instructions that include conditions to situations described in the materials

For more information, please visit www.floridareadytowork.com.

State of Florida
Vocational Education
Certification of Achievement
This is to certify that
Gary S. Fields
has satisfactorily completed occupational competencies in
Diversified Career Technology
an approved vocational program
Chief of Education & Re-Entry Programs
Competencies on reverse side
State of Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Vocational Programs Administrator

TRAINEE COMPETENCIES
Gary S. Fields has successfully completed Diversified Career Technology and is able to perform the following:
01.0 Discuss role of the entrepreneur.
02.0 Discuss entrepreneurship as a career choice.
03.0 Identify basic economic principles of entrepreneurship.
04.0 Discuss importance of ethics in business.
05.0 Identify strategies and methods for generating a business idea.
06.0 Outline steps in planning a new business.
07.0 Identify principles of marketing.
08.0 Identify principles of selling.
09.0 Identify principles of financing.
10.0 Identify principles of pricing.
11.0 Identify types and sources of government regulations and taxation that may affect a business.
12.0 Identify communication and technology skills used in entrepreneurship.
13.0 Identify and demonstrate employability and human relations skills.
14.0 Identify and demonstrate personal finance skills.
15.0 Identify principles of management.
16.0 Demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurship and the free enterprise system.
17.0 Demonstrate knowledge of the global community.
18.0 Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of the business plan.
19.0 Investigate and analyze components of financial management.
20.0 Demonstrate the knowledge of merchandising and inventory.
21.0 Identify the elements of manufacturing and production.
22.0 Demonstrate knowledge of management of customer credit and collection.
23.0 Describe risk/shrinkage management.
24.0 Demonstrate knowledge of government regulation of business.
25.0 Demonstrate knowledge of business law.
26.0 Investigate and analyze components of human resources management.

Trainee has participated in instruction related to the following job title(s) and DOT number(s)
Diversified Career Technology OCP-A
CIP#0252070102
TRAINEES PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BY INSTRUCTOR
RATING CODE E - EXCELLENT VG - VERY GOOD S - SATISFACTORY N - NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY OF WORK E QUALITY OF WORK E INTEREST E
DEPENDABILITY E INITIATIVE E
RESPONSE TO SUPERVISION E ABILITY TO WORK WITH OTHERS E
462 HRS. OF CLASS / LAB INSTRUCTION 10/19/2015 DATE ENTERED TRAINING
HRS. OF PLANNED COOPERATIVE EXPERIENCES 3/11/2016 DATE COMPLETED TRAINING
5301 3/11/2016
CERTIFICATION NUMBER DATE

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND TREATMENT SERVICES
DOCNO: M05398 NAME: FIELDS, GARY
IS HEREBY RECOGNIZED FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
OF THE
T.C OUT PATIENT
PROGRAM COMPONENT
A STEP IN RECOVERY
COUNSELOR
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
SOUTH BAY CORRECTION FACILITY | INSTITUTION/FACILITY
5/25/16 | DATE
This Program is licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families
DC5-702 (Revised 11/1/12)

IRSC INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
Serving St. Lucie, Indian River, Martin & Okeechobee Counties
Certification of Completion
This certifies that
Gary Field
Has completed the 40 Day Training Program
A+ Certification Preparatory
This 20th day of April, 2018
Topics Included:
Windows Troubleshooting Theory Hardware
Linux Systems Administration Software
Corporate & Community
Training Institute Kevin Cooper
Dean of Advanced Technology
Indian River State College

IRSC INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
Serving St. Lucie, Indian River, Martin & Okeechobee Counties
Certification of Completion
This certifies that
Gary Field
Has completed the 40 Day Training Program
Ice House Entrepreneurship Program
This 26th day of June, 2018
Topics Included:
The Power to Choose Recognizing Opportunities Ideas into Action
Pursuit of Knowledge Creating Wealth Building Your Brand
Creating Community The Power of Persistence Personal Vision Statement
Corporate & Community
Training Institute Kevin Cooper
Dean of Advanced Technology
Indian River State College

THE INMATE CIVICS EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
in affiliation with FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Acknowledges that
Gary Fields
Has Successfully Completed with Honors
THE RETURNING CITIZENS CIVICS EDUCATION ENCHANCEMENT COURSE
SPRING 2016
THE GED INC.
SOUTH BAY CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY, SOUTH BAY, FL
Dr. Marshall DeRosa Richard R. Glau Charles Lawrence
Professor of Political Science Manager Faith Based Services Assistant Warden of Programs
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL The GEO Group, Inc. CEO South Bay Correctional Facility
founded by the Charles Koch Foundation

Competent Gavelier Communicator
recognition is given to
Gary Field
for exceptional achievements in the
Toastmasters International Communication Program
April 10, 2018
Balraj Arunasalam Daniel Rex
International President Chief Executive Officer

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION
ACKNOWLEDGING
GARY FIELD
FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING 24 HOURS OF
CREATIVE WRITING I
AT EVERGLADES CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
WITH ANDREW BORYGA
FALL SEMESTER
2018
KAVELL SCOTT, ASSISTANT WARDEN OF PROGRAMS
KATHIE KLARREICH, EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE
EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE

Fall Semester 2019
Certificate of Completion
THIS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
Gary Field
HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Best of Commencement Speeches
AT EVERGLADES CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
KAVELL SCOTT, ASSISTANT WARDEN OF PROGRAMS KATHIE KLARREICH, EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE
E4C EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE
WWW.EXCHANGE.FOR.CHANGE.ORG

CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION
ACKNOWLEDGING
GARY FIELD
FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING 26 HOURS OF
POETRY EXCHANGE
AT EVERGLADES CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
WITH GEORGE FRANKLIN
SPRING SEMESTER 2019
KAVELL SCOTT, ASSISTANT WARDEN OF PROGRAMS
KATHIE KLARREICH, EXCHANGE FOR CHARGE
JOSHUE STONE, RANSOM EVERGLADES
EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE
Writing that Transforms

CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION
ACKNOWLEDGING
GARY FIELD
FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING 24 HOURS OF
SONG WRITING
AT EVERGLADES CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
WITH JUSTINA SHANDLER
SPRING SEMESTER 2019
KAVELL SCOTT, ASSISTANT WARDEN OF PROGRAMS
KATHIE KLARREICH, EXCHANGE FOR CHARGE
EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE
Writing that Transforms
E4C EXCHANGE FOR CHANGE
WWW.EXCHANGE.FOR.CHANGE.ORG

Gulf Coast Bible Institute
Be it known that
Gary Field
having satisfactorily completed the course of study prescribed by the Administration of this institution, is hereby grnated and conferred upon the Degree of
Graduate of Theology
with all rights and privileges pertaining thereto:
In Witness Whereof, the signature of the proper officers have been duly affixed this seventh day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty
Dean President

Summer Semester 2019
Certificate of Completion
THIS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
Gary Fields
HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Journalism
AT EVERYGLADES CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
KAVELL SCOTT, ASSISTANT WARDEN OF PROGRAMS
KATHIE KLARREICH, EXCHANGE FOR CHARGE

The Foundation Institute for Biblical Studies
Student Tracking Record
STUDENT NAME: Field, Gary DOC#M05398
FACILITY: Century C.d. Program Start Date: 8-24-06
Lesson Course Start Completed Grade
ORIENTATION UNIT
1 Basic Training for Christian Soldiers 8/29/06 8/29/06 100
2 The Turn 8/29/06 8/29/06 100
3 The Narrow Place 8/29/06 8/29/06 97
4 By Faith Through Faith 8/29/06 8/29/06 95
5 Iniquity, Sin, And Transgression 9/01/06 9/1/06 96
6 Prescription Drugs & The Spirit 8/30/06 8/31/06 96
UNIT 1
1 Romans 8/31/06 9/15/06 99
2 Overcoming Sinful Habits 9/20/06 10/11/06 99
3 Complete Salvation 9/15/06 9/18/06 97
4 Secured Guaranteed 10/9/06 10/11/06 100
5 Conquer Discouragement 9/20/06 9/20/06 98
6 When Christians Sin 10/11/06 10/13/06 98
UNIT 2
1 Bible Doctrine 19 TAPES 10/19 12/15 94
2 Christ's Impeccability 10/13/06 10/19/06 99
UNIT 3
1 Ephesians 14 TAPES 12/05/06 92
2 Seven Baptism 86
3 Seven Judgements 90
4 The Second Coming 88
5 Temptation 91
6 Purpose In Trial 91
7 Holy Living 90
8 The Mysteries of God 98
UNIT 4
1 Hebrews 1/18/07 1/31/07 97
2 Scriptural Meditation 3/3/07 88
3 The Spirit World 2/6/07 3/1/07 95
4 Conquer Impure Thoughts 3/3/07 3/3/07 87
5 Knowing God's Will 1/31/07 2/6/07 90
UNIT 5
1 Philippians 3/16/07 3/20/07 97
2 Dispensational Salvation 3/27/07 4/5/07 97
3 Backsliding 3/26/07 3/27/07 96
4 Separation 94
5 Soul Sleep 100
6 Preaching Techniques 1 97
UNIT 6
1 Galatians TAPES 92
2 Sins unto Death 97
3 The Fear of the Lord 86
4 Time of the Crucifixion 81
5 Doubtful Disputations 98
6 Hindrances to Prayer 92
7 The Home 96
UNIT 7
1 1 Peter 6/16/08 98%
2 Genuine Love 5/7/08 96%
3 Christian Principles of Finance 6/27/08 96%
4 Preaching Techniques 2 6/27/08 94%
UNIT 8
1 First Fruits 5/1/08 95.45
2 Holiness 5/1/08 96.07
3 The Controlled Life 5/1/08 89.65
4 Personal Devotion 5/1/08 100.00
5 Sources of Tension 6/27/08 96%
6 James 6/16/08 96%
UNIT 9
1 Bible & Science 5/1/08 100
2 Place of the Dead 5/1/08 95.58
3 Christian Relationship to the Law 6/6/08 89%
4 Confessions
5 Church Conflicts 6/6/08 93%
6 Christian Principles of Health 6/6/2008 93%
UNIT 10
1 Mark 6/27/08 96%
2 2 Peter 6/26/08 96%
UNIT 11
1 Creation Week 6/27/08 94%
2 The Five Offerings 7/6/08 96%
3 The Feasts 7/6/08 98%
4 Divorce & Remarriage 7/6/08 100%
5 Balanced Christian Growth 97%
UNIT 12
1 1 Corinthians 1 96%
2 Failure in the Christian Life 7/6/08 97%

I certify the above to be an honest and accurate record of this students work:
Signature Dean, Bearen Baptist PM 8/12/08
Signature Title, Rank or Position Date
Once all work is completed, mail to: The Foundation Institute for Biblical Studies
Please remember, in all cases, grades must be received by The Foundation Institute before any degrees can be granted.

Gulf Coast Bible Institute
Be it known that
Gary Field
having satisfactorily completed the course of study prescribed by the Administration of this institution, is hereby granted and conferred upon the Degree of
Bachelor of Biblical Studies
with all rights and privileges pertaining thereto:
In Witness Whereof, the signature of the proper officers have been duly affixed this seventh day of April in the year of our Lord two-thousand twenty
Dean President

The Foundation Institute for Biblical Studies
Advanced Student Tracking Record (Bachelor)
STUDENT NAME: Field, Gary DOC# M05398
Facility: Century, CI Program Start Date: 10/21/08
Lesson Course Start Completed Grade
UNIT 13
1 First, Second and Third John 94%
2 Music Evaluation 100%
3 The Psalms 99%
4 Biblical Separation 99%
UNIT 14
1 Jack Hyles on Justice 98%
2 Understanding Adversity 94%
3 The Holy Spirit 98%
4 God's Fast 97%
5 The Ten Commandments 97%
UNIT 15
1 Teaching on Preaching 100%
2 Standing in the Gap 100%
UNIT 16
1 Systematic Theology 98%
I certify the above to be an honest and accurate record of this students work:
Signature Dean of Students, BBPM 3/10/09
Signature Title, Rank or Position Date
Mail to: The Foundation Institute
For Biblical Studies
7873 Meadows Ridge Lane
Olive Branch, MS 38654
Please remember, in all cases, grades must be received by The Foundation Institute before any degrees can be granted.

CERTIFICATION OF ACHIEVEMENT
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
GARY FIELD
HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
CROSSROADS
Lisa Blystra May 30, 2017
Executive Director, Crossroads Date

PRISON MINISTRIES PROGRAM
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32 (NIV)
THIS DIPLOMA IS PRESENTED TO
GARY FIELD
in recognition of meeting the requirements of the
Global University Prison Ministries Program
and granting all the rights and privileges thereof.
Presented this 3rd day of November, 2020
(National Director, Prison Ministries)
GLOBAL UNIVIERSITY

Rock of Ages Prison Ministrry Gary Field M05398
Cleveland Tn Century CI E-1103
400 Tedder Rd
Student Transcript Century Fl 32535

Course Date Comp Date Sent Grade
That Ye May Know 5/2/2006 4/25/2006 100
Matthew 5/23/2006 5/2/2006 97
Mark 6/12/2006 6/1/2006 99
Luke 8/2/2006 6/28/2006 99
John 10/23/2006 9/12/2006 98
Acts 1/18/2007 11/27/2006 96
Romans 4/2/2007 1/29/2007 94
I Corinthians 6/4/2007 4/20/2007 98
II Corinthians 6/4/2007 4/20/2007 97
Galatians 7/13/2007 6/14/2007 97
Ephesians 7/13/2007 6/14/2007 97
Philippians 2/25/2008 7/31/2007 94
Colossians 2/25/2008 7/31/2007 95
I II Thessalonians 2/25/2008 7/31/2007 96
I II Timothy 7/3/2008 3/19/2008 98
Titus Philemon 7/3/2008 3/19/2008 97
Hebrews 10/3/2008 7/3/2008 95
James 10/3/2008 7/3/2008 97
I II Peter 3/12/2009 10/3/2008 93
I, II, III John 3/12/2009 10/3/2008 93
Jude Revelation 3/12/2009 10/3/2008 92
Born A Slave to Sin 10/7/2010 8/25/2010 99
Beauty for Ashes 10/23/2006 9/12/2006 101
Life of Christ
Mature Man 3/9/2011 2/2/2011 104
Godly Woman
Godly Single Woman
Devotional Book II 3/9/2011 2/2/2011 104
Devotional Book III 6/16/2011 5/6/2011 99
Devotional Book IV 6/16/2011 5/6/2011 98
Loneliness 3/1/2011 1/18/2011 105
Job 9/18/2009 3/15/2009 97
Psalms 1-50 9/18/2009 3/15/2009 98
Psalms 51-100 1/28/2010 9/18/2009 98
Psalms 101-150 1/28/2010 9/18/2009 95
Proverbs 3/24/2010 1/28/2012 98
Ecclesiastes 3/24/2010 1/28/2010 98
Song of Solomon 6/25/2010 3/24/2010 91
Breaking the Bondage 10/15/2010 8/12/2010 92
Dealing With Guilt 1/18/2007 11/27/2006 105
Temptation 1/18/2007 11/27/2006 105
That Others May Know 3/1/2011 1/18/2011 103
Assurance 6/1/2006 5/2/2006 105
Baptism 6/1/2006 5/2/2006 97
Bible 6/1/2006 5/2/2006 105
Prayer 6/12/2006 6/1/2006 105
How to be an Overcomer 1/18/2007 11/27/2006 105
Faith 4/2/2007 1/29/2007 105
Regeneration 4/2/2007 1/29/2007 101
Repentance 4/2/2007 1/29/2007 105
Victorious Living 8/2/2006 6/28/2006 105
Ruth 6/25/2010 3/24/2010 96
Esther 6/25/2010 3/24/2010 98
Daniel 6/25/2010 3/24/2010 97
Hosea 6/25/2010 3/24/2010 99
Anyone Can Do It 9/18/2009 3/12/2009 103
Winning The Sincere 1/28/2010 9/18/2009 103
Power For Soul Winning 1/28/2010 9/18/2009 103
New Beginnings Part I 8/12/2010 6/25/2010 105
New Beginnings Part II 8/12/2010 6/25/2010 103
Praying effectively for the lost 3/9/2011 2/2/2011 105

Exodus
Bible Correspondence School
Lubbock, Texas
Certifies that
GARY FIELD
has successfully completed our
Bible Correspondence Course and is hereby awarded this
Certificate of Completion
on the 21st Day of February 2018
Carol Jean Blakely
Director

Exodus Prison Ministry
BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE STUDIES
P.O. BOX 6363 LUBBOCK TX 79493-6363
RECORD OF STUDIES Date Enrolled at Exodus 10-16-2016
Name: GARY FIELD ID NUMBER: M-05398
Address: OKEECHOBEE CI D2-111L 3420 NE 168TH STREET
City: OKEECHOBEE State: FL Zip: 34972
STUDY BOKS AUTHORS GRADE
A LIFE THAT'S REAL G. CHRISTIAN WEISS 98
HOW TO STUDY YOUR BIBLE GORDON TALBOT 99
WINNING YOUR WAR AGAINST SATAN THEORDORE EPP 97
JOHN: AN EYEWITNESS REPORT HAROLD J. BERRY 98
CHRISTIANS ON THE MOVE MELVIN A. JONES 100
THE ART OF PERSONAL WITNESSING LORNE C. SANNY 99
MAJOR BIBLE DOCTRINES A.H. YETTER 99
CHECKPOINTS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (John 1) THEODORE EPP 97
NECESSITY OF PRAYER E.M. BOUNDS 99
GENESIS I GORDON TALBOT 100
GENSIS II GORDON TALBOT 99
GENSIS III GODON TALBOT 100
PORTRAITS OF CHRIST IN TABERNACLE, VOL I THEODORE EPP 100
PORTRAITS OF CHRIST IN TABERNACLE, VOL 11 THEORDORE EPP 100
DISCOVERING THE WILL OF GOD G. CHRISTIAN WEISS 98
ROMANS I THEODORE EPP 99
ROMANS II THEODORE EPP 98
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE BELIEVER THEODORE EPP 98
GALATIANS THEODORE EPP 98
OUR NEAREST KINSMAN ROY HESSION 99
ELISHA DON HILLIS 100
GOD UNVEILS THE FUTURE MELVIN A. JONES 99
THE ALL-SUFFICIENT CHRIST: COLOSSIANS THEODORE EPP 98
ESTHER J. VERNON MCGEE 99
PHILIPPIANS J. VERNON MCGEE 100
EPHESIANS (2 books) THEODORE EPP 100
JONAH SPEAKS TODAY DON HILLIS 100
WHY DO CHRISTIANS SUFFER? THEODORE EPP 100
JOSEPH THEODORE EPP 99
JOB (2 books) THEODORE EPP 99
ELIJAH (2 books) THEODORE EPP 97
PROVERBS (2 books) DAVID L. CARVER 97
PRESENT LABOR, FUTURE REWARDS THEODORE EPP 97
REVELATION I J. VERNON MCGEE 98
REVELATION II J. VERNON MCGEE 96
OFFICIAL RECORD (NOT VALID WITHOUT SEAL) Grade Average: 99
CAROL JEAN BLAKELY, DIRECTOR Date of Completion: 2-21-2018

Certificate of Completion
Spring, 2013
Awarded To:
Gary Field
after successfully fulfilling course requirements for:
Survey of Bible Doctrines
Liberty Theological Seminary Course TH 0310
Fountain of Life Bible College
Century, FL
Sponsor: We Care
Chaplain
Academic Dean

Discipleship Institute
Dr. Charles W. Long, Director
Dear Gary Field
You have received all the lessons that we have available at this time. As we get more of our lessons completed, we will send them to you. We have enclosed a transcript of the lessons that you have done and the grades. We are thrilled that you were faithful to God and His Word. Keep up with your devotions and your walk with the Lord.
Hebrews 6:10 12 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward His name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do the shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto to the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Sincerely,
Discipleship Institute Staff

Impact Church of South Florida
Layman's Bible School
This certifies that
Gary Field
has satisfactorily completed Layman's Bible School courses and has complied with all requirements necessary for this
Certificate of Achievement
We affix our signature
This eighth day of June 2019
Anthony D. Crawford Rhonda D. Crawfod
Senior Pastor Co-Pastor

LAYMAN'S BIBLE SCHOOL
Impact Church Of South Florida
2018-2019 Layman's GRADE REPORT-MOV
STUDENT: GARY FIELDS DC# M05398
1st TERM - September 11, 2018 - October 23, 2018
INSTRUCTOR: Deacon Maurice Barry, Minister Diron Bostic
CLASS: The Faith of God, Supplication and Prayer
FINAL GRADE % 80.0, 100.0
FINAL GRADE C, A
1ST TERM CUMULATIVE GRADE 90.00
2nd TERM - OCTOBER 30, 2018 - DECEMBER 18, 2018
INSTRUCTOR: Jean Caymitte, Joseph McIntosh
CLASS: Authority of the Believer, The Spirit Controlled Life
FINAL GRADE% 98.00, 105.00
FINAL GRADE A, A
2ND TERM CUMULATIVE GRADE 101.50
3rd TERM - January 8, 2019 - February 19, 2019
INSTRUCTOR: Richard Lechler, Joseph Ciambrone
CLASS: The Nature of Man, How to Relate to Authority
FINAL GRADE% 105.00, 82.00
FINAL GRADE A, B
3RD TERM CUMULATIVE GRADE 93.50
4th TERM - February 26, 2019 - April 9, 2019
INSTRUCTOR: Elijah Vargas, Travis Booker
CLASS: Benefits of the Cross, The Last Days of Jesus
FINAL GRADE% 91.00, 100.00
FINAL GRADE A, A
4TH TERM CUMULATIVE GRADE 95.50
5th TERM - April 23, 2019 - June 4, 2019
INSTRUCTOR: Richard Lechler, Joseph Mcintosh
CLASS: Living Letters, Gifts of the Spirit
FINAL GRADE% 98.00, 100.00
FINAL GRADE A, A
5TH TERM CUMULATIVE GRADE 99.00
2018-2019 CUMULATIVE GRADE 479.50
G.P.A: 3.80

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My Journey of Personal Growth
(TEDx Talk/ Cancelled due to pandemic)
The tallest oak in the forest is not tallest because it came from the hardiest acorn. It's tallest because no other trees blocked its sunlight, it's soil was rich and deep, no rabbits chewed its bark as a sapling, and no lumberjack cut it down. Likewise, the trajectory of a man's life depends upon many social, cultural and economic forces.
My Journey of Personal Growth began in a place where some pockets of poverty were so deep that change was hard to find. No trees blocked my sunlight, but I grew up during a time when I was blocked from enough places because of the color of my skin to be able to tell you that "separate" was definitely not "equal." There were no rabbits, but, I was almost bitten by rats a few times as a kid...
I was one of 18 brothers and sisters, and while there were no lumberjacks too worry about in the hood, but 6 of my siblings were cut down much too soon by drugs and alcohol, poor choices, and related violence.
However, mine is not a tale of woe. This is not a sob story! My journey has been about finding light in the midst of the darkness, and hope in the midst of despair. The conditions that produced darkness in my life, or the situations, which may have caused me to despair may have been different for others. Our shared humanity Has been shaped by different experiences, and so I know that my coming from. the hood did not give me a monopoly on tough times and challenges.
In my situation, where many others saw only the obstacles, I looked for opportunities to overcome. I learned that it is the tree which has to withstand the fiercest winds that has roots which grow the deepest. When the winds of adversity blew into my life, I didn't make excuses, I was too busy adjusting my sails. I refused to bow down, and instead, charted a course for distance shores, and I escaped. I escaped, not into drugs and alcohol, but books! On each page was a new adventure, and I caught a glimpse of a world that could exist beyond the narrow limitations of the hood - I discovered a world where poverty couldn't cast its ugly shadow, and my dreams had room to grow.
As stories were being added to my life, floors were being added to he World Trade Center Towers that were beginning to dominate the skyline across the Hudson River from my hometown of Jersey City. As I grew, it reached for the sky, and no other tree would block its sunlight. Likewise, I refused to be limited by the narrow expectations of others. I was determined too keep on pushing until I too could find my corner of the sky.
The more I read the more I learned, and the more I learned, the luckier I got. Soon I was lucky enough to earn a a scholarship to a New England Prep School. Of course, going from the hood to a country club environment carried its own set of challenges. Gone were the rats, gunfire and sirens, but academically? Phew! It was like going from middle school straight to college, and I had a lot of catching up to do.
I also experienced quite a bit of culture shock. There I was with my big ol' puffy afro, and platform shoes-yellow with purple lightning bolts- trying to fit into a world of to siders, tweed jackets, and Brooks Brothers ties. Before that, I would have thought that the Brooks Brothers were a singing group. And I'd never heard the "N" word pronounced with an "R". I sometimes thought that being bitten by a rat would have hurt less. But as painful as that may have been, it too was a learning experience, and it helped to prepare me for a world that would not always be kind.
I learned that between stimulus and response, there's a space - and in that space is our power to choose. We can react, which is often negative, or we can make a reasoned response. We can react by cursing the darkness, or we can respond by lighting a candle. Its the choices we make in that space that provides us with the opportunity for positive growth and freedom.
Fortunately, I made the right decisions more often than not, and so my journey continued on a good path, and my trajectory continued to rise. Eventually, that journey lead to an Ivy League College, adventures in. Europe and North Africa- then later, business and professional success.
Not long after the towers felon 9/11, I went from a 2 1/2 acre ranch with horses, to a 2 man cell in a "Gated Community' of another kind. My fall from grace was not as sudden, but n a personal level, it felts almost as devastating as the fall of those towers. Of course, nothing can compare to the national tragedy and loss of life that took place on 9/11, but the ground zero of my life was a holding cell, and it seemed as if all my hopes and dreams were like the smoke which rose from the rubble.

(To be sung)
Jagged, jigsaw pieces
Tossed across the room-
Shattered. illusions, broken,
Swept up with a broom.
But they don't know
What they're doing-
And. they refuse
To understand...
That those jagged,
Jigsaw pieces -
Are the pieces
Of a man.
In the epic poem, Dante's "Inferrno," there's a line that says, "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here." As I've walked within the confines of thee razor wire, I've looked into the eyes of far too many men for whom, it seemed, that "Hope" was a candle that burned out long ago.
It's been said that when you remove hope from the hearts of men, what you have left are beasts of prey. Webster's defines the word "prey" as a victim, when used as a noun, and "predator" when used as a verb. But whether they live their lives as nouns or verbs, both share the hell of those who have given up hope. The more I watched men die inside, the more in guarded that which was most precious within me, HOPE!
(end part 1)
TEDx Talk (cont.)
Now I don't know I have hope because I pray, or I pray because I have hope, but I thank God for both. As it turns out, I even thank God for the many obstacles I'd faced, and the challenges I've had to overcome on my journey. When the winds of adversity blew over my life, my roots went deep. Not as a weeping willow, but a sturdy oak. And just as a tree whose roots remain intact will continue to grow, I remain rooted in faith, and anchored in the hope that prison will only be pitstop in my continuing journey of personal growth, and not the way that my story ends.
Although I once attended Columbia University, since I've been incarcerated, I've earned a Graduate of Theology and a Bachelor's of Biblical Studies. I've completed the course work and hope to complete the thesis for a Masters degree soon. If it may be God's will, I hope to start work on a Ph.D before the year ends. I may have come into the system as inmate M05398, but I hope to leave as Dr. Field.
I know that without the strength and guidance that have been able to find within the Word of God, trying to deal with the pain and loneliness that prison can produce would have been almost unbearable. It would have been like trying to fight the lightning with a slingshot. Every flash would have only shown how hopeless the battle, and in the darkness between the flashes, doubts would have echoed like rolling thunder, and the tears fallen down like rain.
After over 16 years behind the razor wire, the same way that I once believed that no pocket of poverty could hold me back, I know that a D.C. # will not define me. It's not what I've done, but what I've managed to overcome that keeps me pressing on.
As I look back, I can say, with certainty, that it has been the light of God's love that has guided me through. To paraphrase one of my favorite christian writers, A.W. Tozer, "...my fire may not be large, but it is at least real, and many there may be who can light their candles at its flame."
Once, while a student at Columbia University, I had dinner at Windows on the World. It was a beautiful restaurant atop One World Trade Center. The future that stretched out before me seemed as spectacular as the view. The end of this sentence begins a new chapter in my life, and I still believe in Happy Endings. The journey continues, and thank God, I continue to grow.
Today, the Freedom Tower has risen from the rubble of what had once been Ground Zero, and like a Phoenix, I too will rise, having rebuilt my life on the must surer foundation of God's Word. Perhaps in just a few more months, I'll dine at the new restaurant atop the Freedom Tower. And when I do, I pray that I am able to look back and find that there was more light, and hope, then there was when I first passed through.
I PRAY
I pray that through my writing
I might touch the hearts of men-
To plant a seed that may lead,
Perhaps, to being Born Again.
I pray the Spirit leads me,
Not just to amuse me, or entertain-
But to open eyes to the prize
For which the Lamb of God was slain.
I pray my words will comfort
Those who are feeling pain-
And helps them to know. the joys
Of counting loss as gain.
And then when my pen falls silent,
If any man should tell my story-
Let this stand out, without a doubt,
He wrote to bring God Glory!

From: GARY FIELDS, ID: M05398
To: CustomerID: 21475906
Date: 5/20/2021 6:12:35 PM EST, Letter ID: 1164855267
Location: 430
Housing: B1201U
"A reveder me Stella"
To see the stars again.
In a speech written for what I had hoped would be a TEDx Talk, I included a line from Dante's Inferno, "A abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here." In many ways it captured my impression as I began my journey through what many call, "The Belly of the Beast."
As this journey comes to a close, I realize that "hope" was what I managed to cling to, and over time, it became the light which guided me through the darkest days- Days that had nothing to do with the sun, or even the passage of time. That hope sustained me! It was that hope which will enable me to emerge from prison as a better man, and not a bitter person.
One of the things I want to do once released, is find a way to share that "hope" in concrete ways. It's been said that there are thousands hacking at the branches of a problem, for every "one" who hacks at the root! I was blessed to discover from this experience, that the light which guided me through- The light which was ignited by the hope that I clung to, burned brightest when it was shared with others.
Prison Reform is one of the few issues in this country that can garner bipartisan support. But prison reform is one of those "branches." Prison is a symptom, and prison reform is like an aspirin. The prison population in this country grew from about 400,000 in the late 70's to over 2.5 million by 2012. What caused a 600% increase in 40 years? Prison reform is an attempt to tame the beast, when we should be looking for ways to euthanize it!
The Prison Industrial Complex in the Age of Mass Incarceration is every bit as destructive as the pandemic that's grabbing most of today's headlines. Of course, the trillions of dollars being budgeted to eradicate the virus is money well spent. Confront the virus and restore Hope. This new administration is restoring hope to the Nation by declaring war on Covid 19.
We need to realize that where once, LBJ launched a "War on Poverty," for the past 40 years our prison population has been growing like a Chia Pet on steroids because of "poverty driven" crimes of opportunity! Reagan's "War on Drugs" has become a war on small time drug dealers and users, so we've criminalized addiction. We shut down State Psychiatric Hospitals after Geraldo Rivera's "Expose" at Willow Brook in the late 70's, and so now our jails and prisons house the mentally ill. That's right, we've criminalized mental illness!
I've spent years thinking and reading about, as well as experiencing the consequences of those actions from the inside, and now it is my hope that I can bring a unique perspective to the problem that may help others begin to "hack at the roots" once I'm released.
For over 13 years I've been fine tuning a concept that has evolved into the New Genesis Transition Project. That 501(C)3 will try to address the problem of recidivism. Most people are familiar with the numbers. Basically 41% of released inmates are rearrested within the first year. The number rises to over 70% by the 3rd year, and in some communities, it's an abysmal 85%!
I've had the opportunity to talk to many of those who have returned over the years and have noticed a pattern. Research and studies have, for the most part, confirmed that pattern, and so it's fairly easy to identify those things that simply do NOT work! States have been pouring billions of dollars into programs that wind up funneling those "returning citizens" back into a system that feeds upon them. Studies have shown that many so-called "halfway houses" in the hood, and facilities that, in effect, warehouse ex--felons, wind up with higher recidivism rates than those who are released directly into the street!
After considering those things that do NOT work, I've come up with a concept that could/should/would work (I hope! :-). It's a relatively simple concept that's based, in part, on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. (I'm closing in on the 6,000 character cap in this email, so I'll explain the concept in another letter.) Suffice it to say, the New Genesis Transition Project will be structured in such a way that, God willing, it can be passed along to community leaders in every major urban area, or community, where the recidivism rates are highest.
One of the major failures of what is euphemistically referred to as "Rehabilitation" in this country is this: To rehabilitate, by definition, is to restore someone to their original condition! Well, if they were judged to be guilty of criminal behavior when they were arrested, and you restore them to their original condition, what has really be accomplished?
Here's were things can get really interesting :-) Another huge problem in this country is our crumbling infrastructure. Our roads, rails, and bridges are on the verge of crumbling. Entire city blocks explode into fireballs because the network of gas pipes are decrepit. Pipes that carry drinking water in, and waste water out, are in terrible condition, and in dire need of replacement. One of the only other issues that should be able to gather bipartisan support is the need to overhaul our nation's crumbling infrastructure. To do so will cost well over a trillion dollars.
We need to dust off Roosevelt's New Deal, reconstitute projects like the WPA and the CCC! We can bring back our manufacturing jobs by churning out the materials needed to rebuild our nation's infrastructure! We can restore Hope by putting people to work! Those "returning citizens" who complete the New Genesis Transition Project can be provided wiih the basic skills needed to join work crews and take part in helping to Build Back Better! They need a hand up, not a handout! We need to talk another look at LBJ's Great Society, and find the things that worked, while refining those ideas which missed the mark.
After emerging from Hell, Dante's inferno ends with the line, "A reveder me Stella." (To see the stars again.) Well, we all want to see those stars again!
Gary