It's a long way from the town of Cheng Du to Sydney, but the journey has been the most important one of Wendy Weng's life.

Wendy came to Sydney in April to attend her daughter Brook's graduation, but left Sydney last month baptised as a Christian.

It was when Brook became a Christian while studying in Shanghai in 2000 that Wendy was first confronted by the gospel.

"When my daughter became Christian, I didn't know about Christianity or Jesus Christ," Wendy explains. "My husband was busy at his work and it didn't matter to him."

After arriving in Australia in 2001 to pursue further study, Brook has been involved with St Clement's, Marrickville and a Chinese Bible study at Sydney University.

Wendy stayed with her daughter in a parish-owned house and Brook used the opportunity to involve her mother at church.

Wendy began attending English-as-a-second-language classes, two Bible studies and the Sunday Mandarin church service. As she heard God's word and met with Christians, her life began to change.

"In China, I was always worried. When I came in the church, everyone treated me very kindly. Maybe it was because they trusted God and studied the Bible," she says. "I came to believe the words of the Bible are correct and I gave my life to God so he can lead me."

Wendy was one of four people from the Mandarin congregation baptised in June.

Rector of St Clement's, the Rev Chris Clerke says despite the perceived hardships of multicultural ministry, non-Anglo-Saxons in Australia are often more open to the gospel.

"Meet an Aussie on the bus and ask them if they're Christian and they'll be quite offended that you are confronting them with religious questions," he says. "People from another culture don't mind telling you their beliefs."

Wendy plans to attend the one church that is in her home town in China.

"I have never been before," she says. "I will go there and find someone who can tell me where I can find a Bible study. I want to find out where all the Christians are."