One of the most frequent questions we get is "What is the hardest thing you have seen?" While it's hard to pin that down--we have seen a lot of hard stuff, believe us--the one answer to this question we keep coming back to is something along the lines of no matter what the hard situation is, we keep seeing people and places that prosper in the midst of pain, thrive in the midst of turmoil, and survive in the midst of suffering. Here are a few images that point toward that spirit...