Our Logo

In 2007, Living Water Ministries took on a new name and today it is known as Dehes Ministries. In Indonesian, “Dehes” means “deras” and in English, it means “swift or rapidly flowing water”. The village Dehes was a very strategic central location chosen by God to enable His servants to reach all the villages along the upper and lower streams of the Katingan River in Central Kalimantan.

Dehes logo design and tag line are original works by Joel Wong and Sarah Wong of foreverlight.net.
Following points are from their presentation in September 2007 for the new identity of Dehes Ministries.

Design Requirement
The Logo is for the new Dehes Ministries. Dehes means “strong surge of water” in Indonesian. The Logo has to try to encompass the idea of Church and water.

Comparisons to existing Logos
Church logos will tend to use standard symbols like a cross, globe, Bible, or a dove. There are also some logos based on water, or a river. Water logos are commonly used by Water Supply Companies, a drop of two of water is commonly used.

Considerations
The proposed Logo must not be similar to any know logos of Churches, Ministries, or Water Companies.

Design Principles

Cross
This was decided as essential to show Christian beliefs.
1. Colour of brown was chosen to imply a wooden cross.
2. Cross is to show a Christ based attitude and a humble spirit to serve others.

Water Drops
This is to reflect the name of Dehes, a Ministry based on the river areas of Kalimantan.
The water drops are also arranged like the long winding rivers of Kalimantan.
1. Colour of blue was chosen, as a standard colour for fresh water.
2. Water itself to mean live, living waters of Life.
3. Three drops of water to show the Trinity of God.
4. The water drops appear to come out of the Cross.

Overall, this Logo is to show the Christ-centered principles of this Ministry.

Ministry Tagline
Keywords in Latin:
specio,  sozo,   sedeo

Keywords in English:
to witness, to save, to build

This tagline is in line with the vision of Dehes Ministries as shared by Evangelist Sebastian Sugiarto, the founder and key person of Dehes Ministries.