Several hundred residents of Jacmel, Haiti spent the afternoon Thursday at an outdoor prayer service that took over a park in the city's legendary (but now destroyed) ancient quarter. Alternating between singing and chanting Bible verses, many closed their eyes and swayed waving their hands in the air in an effort to reconnect with God and the church, which locals believe could help them stave off another earthquake. (The Globe and Mail)
Project Jacmel
Audio blog: Faith amid the ruins
An impromptu church service and steel drums in the park draw hundreds of faithful
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Before and after the quake
Life in Haiti's cultural hub before disaster struck and a look at a city in survival mode as aid begins to trickle in
The Series
Hope amid Haiti's rubble
In a city that was broken before the quake, residents see a chance to forge a better future for themselves
Angelina, and James
The movie star (and UN goodwill ambassador) gets all the attention, but a local construction business owner is our superstar
Welcome to Jacmel
From the sea, it's a gleaming jewel. On land, it's chaos barely controlled
The RAS
Before we could get to Jacmel, we had to head back out to see for one of the navy's most dangerous manoeuvres
Leogane and Meeting Franz
Stepping ashore in Haiti for the first time, we see the Canadians in action, and Haitians taking relief into their own hands
Getting our sea legs
Hopped up on Gravol, we were determined to get our sea legs quicker than the soldiers who had been aboard before us
Haiti via Jamaica
With the road impassable and the airport too short for commercial planes, the best route to Jacmel is aboard a Canadian warship
Before the quake: Jacmel
A look at life in Haiti's cultural hub before disaster struck
How you can help those in Jacmel
Information on how the public can assist the relief efforts in Jacmel and across Haiti
Haitian man may have been trapped in rubble for 27 days
Doctors say 28-year-old could have survived on water and possibly some fruit beneath the rubble
Good intentions gone wrong
Too many aid organizations and an inept government have created a chaotic relief effort in Haiti
Makeshift clinic has its own emergency
Self-appointed saint in constant hover around soccer stadium that has grown into packed tent city
