That semester, their project won. But more importantly, Maya and Jordan started a small peer-mentoring group. They called it The Prince of Egypt Project —not to crown leaders, but to remind each other that sometimes the people who feel the least like leaders are exactly the ones the world needs.
Jordan wasn’t sure. That night, he watched The Prince of Egypt for the first time.
Maya was quiet. Then she nodded. “So leadership isn’t about being the strongest. It’s about being the most real.”
“A true leader,” he said, “is not someone who never doubts. It’s someone who acts despite doubt. Moses stuttered. He ran away. He argued with God. But he showed up. He let himself be changed by the truth. And he didn’t lead by crushing others—he led by setting people free, even when it cost him everything.”
