PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three young girls kidnapped by their father and taken across the Southern border into Mexico three years ago are finally back home in Phoenix with their mom.

The international rescue was made possible by a relentless mom and the tireless efforts of a Phoenix nonprofit that specializes in this kind of situation.

Cellphone video captured the moment Luz Calera finally held her daughters again last week after three long years apart.

“I felt like my heart was going to explode. I couldn’t believe that I was hugging them and looking at them,” Calera said tearfully.

For years, authorities searched, Arizona judges issued orders and Mexico issued warrants. But still, the girls’ father kept them hidden.

“It was my strength and faith in God that kept me strong, knowing that

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