jaʊdˈɪɹiən, hɪz wˈaɪf, ænd ðɛɹ ˈɪnfənt dˈɔːɾɚ bˈɛθ lˈɛft fɔːɹ ˈɛkwɐdˌoːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, stˈeɪɪŋ fˈɜːst ɪn kˈiːɾoʊ tə stˈʌdi spˈænɪʃ ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli mˈuːvɪŋ tə mækˈuːmə, ɐ mˈɪʃən stˈeɪʃən ɪnðə kˈʌntɹiz sˈʌðɚn dʒˈʌŋɡəl.
Youderian, his wife, and their infant daughter Beth left for Ecuador in 1953, staying first in Quito to study Spanish and eventually moving to Macuma, a mission station in the country's southern jungle.