Haystack Prayer Meeting

Haystack Prayer Meeting portrays young American students gathered beneath the shelter of a haystack while driving rain cuts across the field. One holds an open book as the group sits close together in prayerful discussion, turning a stormy refuge into a sacred meeting place. The scene recalls the historic 1806 prayer gathering at Williams College, remembered as a catalyst for the American foreign missions movement. Under humble cover and without a church building, these believers sought God’s direction for the spread of the gospel, embodying the conviction that prayer precedes mission. The haystack becomes a symbol of consecration, revival, and the Great Commission carried from a rural field to the nations.