Haitians Remember Quake Victims, Consider Future

After the service, dozens of people crowded in front of the cathedral's towering statue of Jesus on the cross that somehow survived the quake.  Hands raised to the heavens, many with their eyes closed, they swayed from side to side while chanting, "There's nothing that God can't do."

Altagrace Charlotin, 39, sat on a pile of rubble in front of what used to be one of the stately wooden doors of the church.

"I don't think things are getting better because, if you look around, the population is still under the tents. Like I said to people, get yourself out of this. Don't wait for the government or international groups to come," she said. "Just like me, I fixed my home myself. Did what I had to do. Even though I don't have the means to provide for myself, at least I repaired my home and I have a place to stay."

There were numerous memorial services and Masses across the Haitian capital. But for many people, this anniversary is as much about this moment as it is about what happened a year ago.

At the Golf Course camp, Boncon Coulange runs a small shop from a stand in front of his shack. He sells cold drinks, canned milk, cigarettes.

Coulange says things are getting worse in Haiti. He says the most difficult thing is not knowing when he will be able to move.

"Here they've set up hospitals so we can receive some health care," he says. "They give us water, which is good. But living under the tarps is difficult. It makes us sick."

He says things are becoming permanent in the camps. There are drainage canals and dirt streets. And all this makes him question whether he and his family will ever be able to leave.

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