Here's how to show empty categories until then
In functions/bfa_hor_cats.php
Find this:
Code:
$list_cat_string = wp_list_categories('orderby=' . $sort_order . '&title_li=&depth=' . $levels . '&exclude=' . trim(str_replace(" ", "", $exclude)) . '&echo=0');
Code:
$list_cat_string = wp_list_categories('hide_empty=0&orderby=' . $sort_order . '&title_li=&depth=' . $levels . '&exclude=' . trim(str_replace(" ", "", $exclude)) . '&echo=0');