Too Much $?

I was appalled to see this piece of news on Singapore news, Straits Times.... I can't describe my feelings and thoughts but only with a frown and a "WHAT?!!" expression.

(News here: "Church raises $19m in 24 hours")

With this amount of money, my home church in Singapore can do 4x major refurbishments like it underwent recently. I think it would be better stewardship if the money be spent on 'software' like supporting missionaries or students studying at Bible colleges. Spending on 'hardware' like buildings are temporal but spending on 'software' has Kingdom value. Sigh...