Like everyone else, I see now that I am 4 years late, but since I'd already written this I figured I'd share it anyway.
Your question has intrigued me and I found myself pondering it as I went about my work.
Here are some of the thoughts that came to me as I pondered.
The very fact that you care and concern yourself with the state of others around the world indicates that God is already living in you and doing a work in you.
If we can look at it this way... God did not create the world so that He could control everything but He made us, His creation and gave us free will to grow in His ways. We are to perfect ourselves here on earth, and we know that we are nearing that perfection when we are able to see outside our own selfish selves, to see the needs in the world, and when we care enough to try to meet those needs... to do something about the hardship and suffering. I believe this is part of God's plan. God does not create the hardships on people... and people have all the means necessary, given by God, to relieve all hardship, if they choose to do so.
