Many kids are fighting uphill battles. There are kids with special needs, cancer kids, kids with this serious or life-threatening illness, kids living in a children’s home or foster care, kids who are grieving over a loss of a loved one, etc. Carlitos is a tangible way to be a source of comfort and hope for these kids, or any kid for that matter.

Carlitos is more than just a cute, soft monkey for kids to hold. The Carlitos patch says Be Brave, which is based on Joshua 19: “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” He comes with a character card which has that verse.

But even more importantly, his tag and his character card both contain his website www.Carlitos.world. That’s a safe, fun site for kids can learn about God. They get all kinds of encouragement from Carlitos, from his creator Uncle Charlie, and his friends. They will see Carlitos quoting scriptures, Uncle Charlie’s music and teaching videos; they will get to download coloring pages, and much more.

The ultimate purpose of Carlitos is to lead kids and families to Uncle Charlie’s FREE kids app called VBG (Valued by God). There they will get to see all of Uncle Charlie’s fun videos that he and some of his ministry friends have put together to inspire kids.