Today, God only knows what they did and who they are, and that's about it.

This.
When I hear of war casualties, thousands of victims. For most of us, these men, women and children are numbers. We don't know them by name, we don't remember them soon afterwards. We never knew them.

Yet He knows us all by name. The statistics of men are names for God. Real persons, stories. He knows us better than we know ourselves!

Your post is truly great and it reminded me a verse from Matthew. I'll only share this with no commentary because I think there is no need for commentary. It says what you describe here perfectly.

So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be praised by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward. 3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.… Matthew 6:3

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insights on this very important subject!