Seriously, I hope and pray that this is genuine. Every man's eternity is worth more to God than we understand.
I was the butt of plenty of jokes too, when I got saved fifteen years ago. I lost all my 'friends', every single one. Quite a deep relationship we had, huh.
It didn't take long before I happened upon a group of folks that aceepted me unconditionally, and we are closer than brothers and sisters to this day.
I know what you're saying. Losing friends is common. My family wasn't very happy about it at first. But over time they came to accept it. But it took a while. Glad you found people who accept & care for you.