- Madison Prewett wasleading a Bible study

when a few of the girlssuggested she try out

for "The Bachelor."

Madison quickly passed on that idea

so without her knowledge,

they applied on her behalf.

And guess what?

Madison was offered a shot on the show.

(lively music)

- I've been working on a book.

(Madison screaming)

(upbeat music)

I talk about everything.

Pre-Bachelor, my whole Bachelor experience

and after the show, what'sbeen going on since then.

What have I been doing?

What has God been speaking to me?

The book is called "Made for This Moment:

Standing Firm with Strength,Grace and Courage."

- Well, Madison Prewettjoins us now via Skype.

Madison, it's great tohave you on "The 700 Club."

Welcome.

- Thank you so much for having me.

I'm so excited to be here.

- Yes, all right, well, let's get to it.

When you got the callthat you'd been chosen

to be on "The Bachelor,"what happened next?

I mean, what were your thoughts

and what did your parents think?

(Madison chuckling)

- So when I first got the call,

I remember I was at the gym,

and I answered and Ithought it was a prank call.

I honestly was very confused.

I was like listen, Ijust finished seminary,

I don't think I'm thegirl you're looking for.

And I remember immediately I hung up

and I called my mom,

and I thought she was goingto say absolutely not.

You're not going on this show.

But instead, she waslike never close a door

until you take time to pray about it.

And so that's what we did as a family.

We took time to pray about it,

and through the long past few months,

it just was evident that itwas where we felt like God

was leading me.

- I love that.

You said you and yourfamily prayed about it.

That's really awesome.

Well, out of 30 contestants,

you were the first one selected

for a one-on-one date,

which is pretty impressive

in any Bachelor franchise.

What was going through your mind

when that happened to you?

- Honestly, I was not expecting it.

And it was one of those things

that I stepped into "TheBachelor" franchise.

I had never really watched the show.

Like you said, I hadfriends that applied me.

So I had no idea what I was stepping into.

I had no idea what to expect.

I didn't really know why I felt led

and called to be there.

And so I didn't know whatit was gonna lead to.

Had no idea that it wasgonna be me and Peter

at the finale trying tofigure out our relationship

or that I would be the first one selected

for a one-on-one date.

And I remember just whenI got my name called out,

I was like wait?

What? Are you serious?

And it was such a fun time.

I felt like I really gotto see a side of Peter

that no one else really got to see

throughout the rest of the filming.

- Yeah, definitely.

Well, during the 12 weeks of filming,

you and all of the other contestants

are not allowed any outside communication.

What was that like?

I would imagine it was kind of difficult.

- It was so hard and honestly

that was something that,

I talk to my family every single day.

I'm also very connectedto my local church.

And so for me, that was really hard kind

of being cut off from that,

not really being able to call up my mom

or call up a friend

or call up my pastor's wife.

So it was really difficult kind

of being thrust out there,

completely by yourself,

and just hoping and prayingthat you have enough

of what it takes to stay true to yourself,

and to stand firm in yourbeliefs and convictions.

And for me, during that time,

and you don't really get awhole lot of time by yourself.

So I just would escape

and just lock myself in a little bathroom.

And I just would say a prayer

and just try and clingto just the scriptures

and the things that myparents had prayed over me,

and spoken over me with just God's Word.

But it was really difficultnot having my family

or friends around me at all.

And actually that was something I kind

of talk about in my book

is that my mom actually gave me a stack

of 41 letters to take with me

during my time on "The Bachelor,"

not knowing how long I was gonna be gone.

But she wrote me a lot of letters

that I could open every day

and just have that littlepiece of encouragement

to cling to.

- That is so sweet, I love that.

Well, as one of the finalists,

you were offered a stayin the Fantasy Suite,

and sometimes certain thingshappen in that Fantasy Suite.

But you decided not to do that.

Why?

- Going on the show,

I knew that there were a couple of things,

I didn't know everythingthat the show entailed

but I knew that therewere a couple of things,

like the Fantasy Suite,

and that was something thatI just had prayed through

and talked to my family about,

and kind of made a decision beforehand,

and pre-decided this is not something

that I wanna do,

even though I know

that even if I were todo the Fantasy Suite,

there's certain things I wouldn't do.

Sometimes it's not evenjust the sin itself

but the appearance of sin.

And so for me, I made a decision okay,

that's something that Idon't want to participate in.

And not something that I'mgoing to judge anyone else

for participating in

but just something

that I personally feel convicted about

just not doing that.

And so that was a decision that I made.

I had a conversation with Peter

before the Fantasy Suite,

and just told him it was something

that I didn't feel comfortable with,

and it was something thatif he were to be intimate

with the other women

that I wouldn't be able toproceed in the relationship.

And so I was superhonest and communicative

before that week even started.

- Yeah, well, what kindof response did you get

because of that stance that you took?

- You mean from Peter or from the world?

- All the above, all the above.

- Yeah.

So from Peter, I think Igot a very puzzled look,

a very shocked look.

Like don't you know what this show is?

And for me, I guess,and that was even what

I got from other people too.

Like don't you know whatyou're signing up for?

Don't you know this is a part of the show?

And for me my kind of response,

and not even a way to defend myself,

and I never felt the need to defend myself

throughout my time on the show.

I knew people were going

to misunderstand me or judge me

or have opinions about me,

and at the end of the day,

I knew that I was called to do this,

so I knew that God was going to sustain me

and to defend me through it,

and there wasn't a needto have to explain myself

and defend myself.

But I did kind of just come

from a place of you know what?

At the end of the day, yes,this show is a show of love

and for some people thatis exploring it physically

and that's their idea of that,

and that's totally fine

but for me, I have a biblical picture

of what that looks like,

and so for me, exploringa relationship physically

isn't something that I'm going to do

until I'm married one day.

And I wanted to be able

to explain my reasoningand my why behind that.

And I did have thatopportunity to do that.

And it's been so cool.

And really what led tome writing this book,

and what's given me the opportunity

to speak kind of all around the US

and being able to speak into people's,

I had so many people reach out

and so many girls reaching out saying

because of your stand for purity,

because of your stand for your faith,

I've decided to makethat decision for myself.

And I just thought that was so cool

of this one act of obedience,

one act of courage,

and what that can meanand do for other people.

- I absolutely love that.

Well, last question, what have you learned

throughout this entire experience?

- I think what I've learned is honestly

just how many long to know their worth

and their purpose, andthey seek that courage

to stand up for what they believe in.

And that's why I wrote"Made for This Moment,"

and I pray that forthose who read my book,

they realize that theywere made on purpose

and for a purpose.

They learn to love themselves,

they learn to fight for their identity,

and their purpose.

They learn to stand up

for what they believe in, andstrength, grace and courage.

And we live in a world

where there is just confusing standards

and mixed messages,

and they learn how tokeep their standards high

and their roots deep.

And stay grounded inGod's truth, in God's Word

instead of worrying so much

about what everybody else is doing

and what everybody else is saying.

- Yes, well, Madison, I am in your corner.

You can read more of Madison's story

and her brand new book.

It's called "Made for This Moment:

Standing Firm With Strength,Grace and Courage."

And it's available nationwide.

Thank you so much, Madison.

God bless you.

- Thank you so much.- Gordon.