Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mercer akava mugari weIsrael, uye akashanda muIsrael Defense Forces kwemakore maviri. Mercer akatambirawo timu yeIsrael yenyika yebhasikiti mu1986 FIBA World Championship uye 1987 Eurobasket
Kukunda. Muna 1982, aimbova muBaptist, akatendeukira kuchiJudha. Iye akati kuti "Ndinofunga kuti munogona kundidana kuti muJudha waMesiya kana kuti muJudha wechiKristu. Pandakanga ndiri ikoko ndipo pandakanzwa ndiri pedyo zvikuru naMwari. Ndinodzivirira zvirokwazvo nyika yaIsraeri"... Muna 2006 akaremekedzwa neIsrael Consulate kuSoutheast United States uye akaita mumiriri wepamutemo wezvakanaka zveHurumende yeIsrael.