Idiom
in the midst of somethingin the midst of (something)
1.
in the middle of or surrounded by something.
He criticized the plan to build homes in the midst of a desert.I was sitting in the midst of a classroom with little kids, listening to a children's story.
2.
experiencing something.
We are in the midst of the worst recession in ten years.The company has been in the midst of a major reorganization.