And how do we who is getting what $$$ ... the World is Corrupt to the Core ... humanity has lost its way!
It is Time for Jesus's Return
The world is indeed "corrupt to the core", and we are ALL a part of that corruption, but those that profess to follow Christ must do all they can to try to follow his commandments and his teachings are crystal clear on this matter. We are called to "Love our neighbour as ourselves" and "Treat others as we'd want to be treated", particularly in relation to the poor and the suffering, as illustrated in the Parable of the good Samaritan and in "The Sheep and the Goats" Christ said that when we feed the hungry, clothe the naked, house the homeless, provide water for the thirsty, heal the sick and comfort the prisoner, we are in fact doing it to him. Our Lord and Saviour so identifies with the poor and oppressed and commands his followers to do likewise.
So where does that leave us, not only in our own personal giving but in trying to establish a society where Compassion for those in need is foremost. And to quote your question "How do we know who is getting what $$$", i suppose the short answer is we dont, we dont know for sure where that money is going, for as you say the "world is corrupt to the core" and that corruption touches every aspect of human endeavour. But the answer is not to stop giving, for that would make a bad situation worse. I have seen estimates of between 9.4 and 22 million deaths by 2030 , including 4.5- 5.4 million children under the age of 5 because of US aid cuts and another 11.5 million deaths because of cuts in UK, French and German Aid by 2030. And that doesnt take into account the tens of millions who will be pushed further into abject poverty and suffering.
So we need to continue giving, in fact we need to drastically increase Aid. 56 years ago the rich countries promised to give 0.7% of their GDP in overseas Aid, few have achieved that, many are only giving half or even less of that promised, and what they do give is often given for political and economic reasons to prop up friendly Governments, or given in Loans that have to be repaid and given with "conditions" whereby the recipient of that aid has to agree to economic and social conditions that benefit the donor country. Oh yes, the corruption is on ALL sides, the countries that give and the countries that receive and we must press our Governments to try to ensure that corruption and waste is kept to a minimum.
Aid does make a difference, often the difference between life and death for those in the poorest countries. Case in point, in Somalia at the moment, due to war, drought, political instability and years of societal breakdown a massive famine is looming. The same thing happened in 2020 when, as now, drought pushed a people already on the brink of survival over the edge. The difference is that in 2020 there was an adequate Aid flow to catch most of those falling and mass starvation was averted. Today due to massive Aid cuts from Rich nations there is no Aid safety net and experts fear that millions will starve.
You are so right when you say "Humanity has lost its way", i question whether it has ever found its way, for we are the most wretched of Gods creation, turning all that we've been given to the pursuit of our own selfish desires, and like you, i pray for the day when Jesus returns and ends this man made Hell we've created .
