Jasmine

For almost a year, I've been learning about Jehovah on my own and have accepted Him wholeheartedly. I even plan to be baptized whenever I am able to fully devote myself to Jehovah. For now, I live in a house full of Baptist Christians, who in no way support my beliefs; I didn't expect them to, but I didn't expect to be constantly shamed and isolated for my new beliefs. My Dad used to sit me down and try to show me that I'm being "brainwashed" and that I'm following a "cult". I've done my own research about it, and I didn't believe anything he tried to tell/show me.

Now my Dad is avoiding me, and is on the verge of practically disowning me. I'm unable to go to a Kingdom Hall, and I don't have any way to talk to a fellow brother or sister in the same faith. I'm only 16, and although my parents have given me the freedom to leave home whenever I want, I don't have anywhere to go. If I stay, I have no choice but to go to church with them every Sunday, celebrate holidays, and endure endless prosecution and shame from my parents and my siblings. They keep telling me to "come back", but I don't want to give in to that way of thinking. If I leave now, I have no job, no home, and nobody to go to. I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I haven't found anyone to talk to about it. I'm not really looking for advice, but I'm open to suggestions from fellow JW's. I just need encouragement