How do I run away?

[LaraMarina]

Have you thought about going to several different embassies? Apply for asylum, political and religious. It would really help if you can find a sponsor.

In Christ
Daniel

I actually never thought about that before. This could be really helpful. Thank you so much.

 

[Loser82070]

Good luck! You're gonna need a plan and a destination. I don't suggest the U. S. embassy though. We've had several incidents with Muslims coming over and killing people, so we're REALLY clamping down on migrants. Your best bet is to find a Christian church or outreach center and request sanctuary. From there I don't know what happens or where you'll end up but you'll be away from the bad situation at home and you can just start over, maybe meet someone and start a family.

 

[teresa]

How are you my dear? How are you feeling?

 

[Smylie]

Just make sure you don't say the wrong thing and end up dead. Seriously though (I'm sure you know all about how Islam works). I honestly wouldn't recommend doing anything illegal to leave your country- the last thing you would want to have happen is to get caught and get sent back to your current country. Do sponsorships still happen? Do you know anyone in any other country that could help you? Once you're out of your current country then you'll have more time to think about your next move.

 

[“Paisios”]

I don’t know enough to give you advice, but I will keep you in my morning prayers, @LaraMarina.

 

[dqhall]

I want to run away once I finish high school but I don't know how and I'm so scared. I don't have any money,
I financially depend on my father. I want to get a part time job and save money till I'm done with high school
but my father doesn't let me and threatens me. And I don't know how to run away with no money.
Simply moving out is not an option for me, I have to go to another country cause if I stay in this country, he
will %100 find me, drag me home and imprison me. I also want to live in a Christian country. I'm so sick of being surrounded by untolerant muslims and not being able to go to church.
I want to run away cause they don't accept me as I am. I am a Christian and they're super conservative,
strict, narrow-minded muslims with sick brains and thoughts. I don't support the political party they support.
I haven't told these things openly to them but they probably know it. They ask me if I'm going to vote
for that party they support and I either don't say anything or change the subject. They've found my Bible
once. They yelled at me and grounded me and threw it in the bin. My father checks my browser history-
I'm not allowed to delete it- sometimes I do delete certain websites like Christian websites but one time
I forgot to, and he saw those websites, Christian forums, audio Bible etc and he got so angry and took my
phone away. He abuses me mentally, verbally, emotionally
every single day. He controls me. I'm turning 18 in 2 months and still he tells me what to do, where to go,
what to wear, what to eat, who to hang out with, when to go to sleep etc. I'm tired of them controlling me.
Living with them makes me suicidal. I feel like a criminal under watch all the time.
Unfortunately, reporting him to the appropriate authorities is not an option either, because seriosly no one
cares. I'm from Turkey by the way. Like girls are getting raped and nothing is done about it.
Who cares if a Christian girl is being mentally tortured by her parents? She's a Christian so she deserves it,
right? Sadly, many people working in the government think so.
I don't know what to do. I have this friend I've known for about 5 years, she's my best friend. I completely trust her. She's Romanian
and lives in Romania. She says you can come here, get a
scholarship from a university, find a job. But I'm scared. What if I can't get a scholarship? How am I going to
pay for my education then? How am I going to apply for scholarships, a passport etc when my father is
watching me like a hawk all the time? I need money but how do I make money when I'm not allowed to work?
I don't know what to do. I'm hopeless, I'm desperate. I'm considering to take my own life if I can't run away
cause I seriously can't take it anymore.

You should not think about taking anyone's life including your own. You should be patient and be careful not to openly display your Christianity as some strict Muslims tried to kill those leaving Islam. Perhaps someday a door will open, a path will become apparent. If you can learn any useful skill, language, or talent that might be useful. They started allowing women to drive in Saudi Arabia. Maybe someday Turkish women might find more liberty. The religious establishment of Jesus' time on earth did not approve of his actions. He needed God's approval before going public with his ministry. He was supposed to have been about 30 at that time.

 

[sidewalkchalk]

Lara,

Pray and ask your Heavenly Father to provide the way out for you and to make that path clear. Wait on Him because His plans are PERFECT and ours are flawed. Please take caution and note as well that young girls traveling alone are often preyed upon by people with ill intent. Girls get kidnapped and put into sex slavery rings, made to be house servants and the families take away their passports so the girl or woman cannot travel home, etc. .

God is your provider and His plans are perfect. He has a plan for you. Ask Him for the grace, meaning His strength that He gives you to follow Him and do His will, and the strength to do whatever He would have you do. Perhaps that might be you staying home till you're a little older. I don't know what God's plan for you is but HE is the one that will make your path straight.

And, most important, pray for your father. Ask God to bless him and your family. God calls us to bless people who are unkind to us so that by doing so we are doing what God wants and we are being like Jesus. It is hard but ask God to give you His love for your father. That He would cause you to feel His love for your Dad and your family. The Bible says that perfect love casts out all fear (1 John 4:18). It also says that God is love (1 John 4:8) and love NEVER fails (1 Corinthians 13:8). Bless those that persecute you ; bless and do not curse (Romans 12:14).

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5,6

"As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him." Psalm 18:30

"But he said to me,"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

I'll keep you in my prayers.

 

[LaraMarina]

How are you my dear? How are you feeling?

I feel much better. I've found a scholarship that covers room, books and full tuition. I've sent an e-mail to the university I'd love to apply to and waiting for their response

Just make sure you don't say the wrong thing and end up dead. Seriously though (I'm sure you know all about how Islam works). I honestly wouldn't recommend doing anything illegal to leave your country- the last thing you would want to have happen is to get caught and get sent back to your current country. Do sponsorships still happen? Do you know anyone in any other country that could help you? Once you're out of your current country then you'll have more time to think about your next move.

I have a friend who lives in Romania. I'm planning to run away and go there for university. She has already helped me a lot, she contacted her university and found some scholarship opportunities for me.

Thanks for your kind words and advices