The Family of Middle Ground

Last week I went to my first ever Haitian wedding for one of the sweetest nurses at Middle Ground. It was so fun to get dressed up with everyone in the office and see her looking AMAZING in her wedding dress. I have been learning creole throughout my stay but this entire wedding was in french… meaning I understood probably 10 words throughout the entire 4 hour ceremony.

I did understand though, when the everyone in the church sang Great is Thy Faithfulness. The words were still in french but it was an incredible feeling to be able to connect by knowing the tune and then sing along in English. This is why I love music so much. It has no true language so you can always connect to someone, no matter how different, through song.

This part of the wedding was my favorite not only because the song that helped me connect to this group of people. It was overall a powerful moment because of what was happening as everyone sang. There were several pastors at the wedding who each had a different role in the ceremony. But in this moment, they all came together, surrounding Phedeline and Junior in prayer. Throughout the entire experience you could just feel the love and encouragement in the room. It was truly powerful.

We had almost every person working in the office at the wedding. There were also a few women employees who were in the wedding party. This just further enforces to me that Middle Ground really is a family, always supporting each other.