ARNA stands for “access-restricted nations of Asia” where both access between indigenous Christians and access to indigenous believers by foreigner Christians is restricted or forbidden. 

ARNA is comprised of Asian nations without “freedom of religion” where restrictions inhibit, threaten, imprison or bring death to Christians through direct government persecution, through political instability, or through conflict between ethnic and religious groups.   

Of the world’s governments that persecute Christians, most are in Asia.  Access restricted nations of Asia are home to most of the world’s persecuted Christians and  most of the world’s unreached peoples.