In December of 2012, 79 year-old Minister Louis was forced to cancel his trip to Belize because he fell ill from exhaustion and dehydration on a tour across the Caribbean. He's better now and the Leader of the Nation of Islam is coming to Belize on Monday. Today, the coordinator of his visit spoke to us and he told us why he should be warmly embraced by the Belizean people, young and old:

Nuri Muhammad
"Minister Farrakhan is schedule to come back into Belize on Monday the 4th and he is happy to be coming back because he knows the level of disappointment that happened in Belize and the Bahamas as a result of his incapacity. More than half of the population was not even alive at the time that Minister Farrakhan came 27 years ago. I think that his message 38 and 27 years ago would be very similar to his message today because that message is a universal message. One important aspect of it is that you have to discover a sense of purpose in your life. You cannot live your life switching everyday into this and that and the other. You must find a purpose and then you must discipline yourself to work towards the achievement of that purpose. Out of that comes self-improvement. Out of that come improvement with those who are around you."

Daniel Ortiz
"Minister Farrakhan is meeting with some of the highest leaders of our country. Is that an indication of the prestige that this gentleman holds in other parts of the world?"

Nuri Muhammad
"Without question. The Honorable Minister Farrakhan wherever he goes is treated as a head of state, even though he is not in fact the head of any particular state. Some of us like to say that he is the head of a state of mind and is seen as a positive motivating factor in the development of human beings."

Minister Farrakhan arrives in Belize on Monday at 3:30 p.m., and for his 5 day visit, he plans to visit with all of officialdom including the Governor General, the Acting Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and he will address community leaders, University Students, prisoners and the Muslim community. His visit will culminate with a public address at the Bird's Isle Next Week Friday at 6 p.m.

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